Legal Opinion
Santos v. Fed. Emergency Mgmt. Agency
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 30, 2018No. CIV. NO. 18-40111-TSHPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE
Background
The Plaintiffs are all individuals who evacuated Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria, which struck the island on September 20, 2017 causing catastrophic damage. The Federal Emergency Management Agency ("FEMA") has been providing assistance to thousands of residents of Puerto Rico displaced by Maria, including the named Plaintiffs. In May, FEMA announced that as of June 30, 2018, it would discontinue Transitional Shelter Assistance ("TSA") for such evacuees.1 The Plaintiffs have filed suit against the Defendants seeking to prevent the…
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