Legal Opinion
Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. v. Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 3, 1993No. 91-1602PublishedCited by 170 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Notwithstanding that trial is still some distance away, this diversity case alights on our doorstep for the second time. The appellate roundelay began when Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. (M & E) sued the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (PRASA) for damages in Puerto Rico’s federal district court. In the course of pretrial proceedings, the court denied PRASA the benefit of Eleventh Amendment immunity. The disappointed defendant essayed an interlocutory appeal. Following circuit precedent, see Libby v. Marshall, 833 F.2d 402 (1st Cir.1987), we dismissed the appeal for want of…
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