Legal Opinion
Angel Manuel Cintron Garcia v. Carlos Romero Barcelo, Etc., Partido Popular Democratico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 27, 1982No. 81-1914PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Per curiam
On December 14, 1981, a federal district court in Puerto Rico preliminarily enjoined Commonwealth officials from filling a be- . tween-elections vacancy in the Commonwealth’s House of Representatives according to the procedure set forth in the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The district judge believed that the constitutionally-mandated procedure, which allows the political party of the representatives whose seat fell vacant to choose his successor, probably violated the federal constitution. Defendants, the Popular Democratic Party (“PDP”) and Hector L. Acevedo, its election…
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