Legal Opinion
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Puerto Rico v. Hector L. Ruiz De Jesus
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 17, 1981No. 80-1644PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal raises the question of whether section 632, 1 Title 12 U.S.C., continues to confer jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico to hear cases filed by federally chartered corporations involving banking transactions in Puerto Rico.
The present suit sought to foreclose on a delinquent mortgage. Default was entered against the defendant-appellee by the clerk of the court on August 3, 1980. However, on September 8, 1980 the district court entered an order dismissing the action for lack of jurisdiction. It did so on…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Posadas v. National City BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects and Surveyors v. Flores De OteroSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Miguel A. Moreno Rios v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
- People of Puerto Rico v. Eastern Sugar AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1946
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Ramírez de Ferrer v. Mari BrásSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1997
- United States v. Vega FigueroaDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1997
- Fumero-Vidal v. First Federal Savings BankDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1992
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