Legal Opinion
Allman v. Padilla
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided October 18, 2013No. Civ. No. 13-1683(PG)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JUAN M. PÉREZ-GIMÉNEZ, District Judge.
“I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.” — Gary Hart
According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, there were approximately 116,029 veterans of the United States Armed Forces in Puerto Rico1 as of November of 2010. These veterans and their families receive an array of funds and benefits from both the Federal and State governments and also face everyday challenges in gaining access and taking advantage of those benefits. The Office of the Ombudsman for the Veterans was created to ensure that…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Mazurek v. ArmstrongSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Ocasio-Hernandez v. Fortuno-BursetCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2011
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Diaz-Carrasquillo v. Garcia-PadillaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2014
- Arneson v. WolfCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2015
- Montanez Allman v. Garcia-PadillaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2015