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Castellanos-Bayouth v. Puerto Rico Bar Ass'n

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided April 6, 2007No. Civil Action 06-01515-RGSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS

STEARNS, District Judge.

When attorney Alfredo Castellanos-Ba-youth (Castellanos) refused as a matter of principle to pay his annual bar dues to the Puerto Rico Bar Association (the Colegio), he found himself facing disbarment. On May 22, 2006, Castellanos filed this lawsuit against the Colegio and its President, Julio Fontanet. 1 In his Second Amended Complaint (Complaint), Castellanos seeks a declaratory judgment that Puerto Rico’s compulsory bar membership Law Number 43, May 14th, 1932 (4 L.P.R.A. 771) (Law 43), is unconstitutional as…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Middlesex County Ethics Committee v. Garden State Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Rice v. Santa Fe Elevator Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
  4. Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. New Orleans Public Service, Inc. v. Council of City of New OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1989

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