Legal Opinion
Benitez on Behalf of Catala v. Collazo
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided April 6, 1984No. Civ. 77-0662CC, 77-1170CCPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
CEREZO, District Judge.
This is a class action for declaratory and injunctive relief filed on behalf of all minors who are committed to the custody of the defendant Jenaro Collazo, the present Secretary of the Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, his employees and successors in office (the Secretary), on account of conduct not considered delinquent but proscribed as undisciplined by the Minors’ Code of Puerto Rico, P.R. Laws Ann. Tit. 34 Secs. 2001 et seq. In general, the proscribed conduct consists of running away, truancy, disobedience or…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Ana Maria Benitez, Etc. v. Genaro Collazo-Collazo, Etc., Appeal of Harry F. SwangerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Flora Santana v. Jenaro Collazo CollazoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986