Legal Opinion
German Oritiz v. Hon. Rafael Hernandez Colon, Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 28, 1975No. 74--1115PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.
We are faced with a somewhat thorny problem. On January 16, 1974 a three-judge district court, finding that it had jurisdiction, and declining to abstain be- ■ cause it saw no way that the Puerto Rico Supreme Court could resolve or remove the difficulty, 1 held unconstitutional 21 LPRA § 1152(b) under which the Governor of Puerto Rico shall add to the twelve elected members of the Municipal Assembly of San Juan five members appointed by himself with the advice and consent of the Senate. D.C.P.R., 385 F.Supp. 111. Hopeful that the Puerto Rico legislature might see…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Calero-Toledo v. Pearson Yacht Leasing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Berman v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- District of Columbia v. CarterSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Angel Manuel Cintron Garcia v. Carlos Romero Barcelo, Etc., Partido Popular DemocraticoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Pedro Amezquita v. Rafael Hernandez ColonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
- Margarita Berrios v. Inter American University, Victor Villalba v. Inter American UniversityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
- Elisa Diaz Gonzalez v. Alfredo Colon GonzalezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
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