Legal Opinion
Schneider v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 30, 1996No. Civil 82-1459(TR), 82-1513 and 82-1514PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JAMES L. WATSON, Senior Judge, Sitting by Designation.
This opinion deals with a dispute that has been going on for almost two decades between a number of attorneys practicing law in Puerto Rico and the Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (hereinafter the “Colegio”), i.e. the Puerto Rico Bar Association.
Time and judicial decisions have reduced the issues to two. The first is the question of whether compliance has been achieved by the Colegio with the orders of this court mandating a mechanism by which the members of the Colegio can avoid paying for Colegio activities…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Blanchard v. BergeronSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Webb v. County Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Rose Bordanaro v. John McLeod Appeal of City of Everett, Edward Connolly, and Donald BontempoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- In Re the Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, in Re Colegio De Abogados De Puerto Rico, and Fundacion Colegio De AbogadosCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Romero v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Schneider v. Colegio De Abogados De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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