Legal Opinion
Medina & Medina v. Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided March 9, 2011No. Civil 09-1616 (FAB)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER 1
BESOSA, District Judge.
Defendant Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has filed a motion to dismiss. (Docket No. 16.) The motion argues: (1) that plaintiffs claim under the American with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted because of sovereign immunity and because it is time-barred; (2) that plaintiffs claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“section 1983”) fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted because of sovereign immunity and because the claim is time-barred; and (3) that plaintiffs’ claims pursuant to articles 1802 and 1803 of…
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