Legal Opinion
Popular Democratic Party v. Com. of Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 13, 1998No. Civ. 98-2004 PGPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge.
Before this Court is plaintiffs’ motion to remand this action to the Court of First Instance of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and defendants’ opposition to said motion. Having received oral arguments on the matter, this Court shall now rule on the plaintiffs’ motion.
I. Introduction: The 1998 Plebiscite & Plaintiffs’ Complaint
On August 17, 1998, the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico approved Act No. 249 which provides for the occurrence of a plebiscite on December 13, 1998, in which Puerto Rican voters may express their preference…
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