Legal Opinion
Esso Standard Oil v. Mujica Cotto
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 16, 2004No. 04-2055PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
Esso Standard Oil Company sought a preliminary injunction from the federal district court to enjoin proceedings against it before the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board regarding the possible imposition of a $76 million fine. Esso contends that the Board is so biased that its adjudication of the case violates the Due Process Clause of the United States Constitution. The district court denied Esso’s motion, ruling that the claim did not fall within the Gibson v. Berryhill, 411 U.S. 564, 93 S.Ct. 1689, 36 L.Ed.2d 488 (1973), exception to the abstention doctrine set…
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