Legal Opinion

People of Puerto Rico v. Torres Chaparro

District Court, D. Puerto Rico

Decided June 7, 1990No. Civ. 90-1420 (PG)PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

PEREZ-GIMENEZ, Chief Judge.

The matter pends before the Court pursuant to defendant Luis A. Torres Chapar-ro’s petition for removal filed under §§ 1442(a)(1) and 1446 of Title 28 of the United States Code. Mr. Torres Chaparro is an officer of the United States who is presently being charged in the District Court of Puerto Rico, Fajardo Part, with six violations of the local Traffic Law which allegedly occurred while in the performance of his official duties as a federal employee. An evidentiary hearing was held on May 25, 1990, to determine the existence of a colorable federal…

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Petition of Lloyd Clifton for a Writ of Habeas Corpus v. Gene Cox, Sheriff of Humboldt County, CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
Robert W. Baucom v. John R. Martin, as District Attorney Pro Tem, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by1 opinion

People of Puerto Rico v. Luis A. Torres ChaparroCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1991