Legal Opinion

Vargas-Colon v. Fundacion Damas, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided July 19, 2017No. 16-1213PPublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge.

The case before us is, simply put,, a hot mess. The ongoing dispute has an evolving cast of characters and has featured stops in numerous federal and Puerto Rico courts. And, in its .present iteration, the briefing from all parties leaves much to be desired. Yet, ■ after slogging our way through these muddied waters, a modicum of clarity has emerged. In the end, because plaintiffs—L.C.V., a minor represented by her mother, Lizbeth Vargas-Colón (Vargas), 1 and L.C.V.’s two brothers, Jaime Manuel Cedeño-Vargas and Jaime Alexander Cedeño-Vargas (collectively, the…

2Cases cited38 opinions

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  3. United States v. Ilario M.A. ZanninoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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