Legal Opinion
Federación De Maestros De Puerto Rico v. Junta De Relaciones Del Trabajo De Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 27, 2005No. 03-1979PublishedCited by 176 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to decide whether the Rooker-Feldman doctrine applies to an interlocutory jurisdictional decision of the Puerto Rico appellate courts. While this case was under advisement, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Saudi Basic Industries Corp., — U.S.-, 125 S.Ct. 1517, 161 L.Ed.2d 454 (2005), which substantially altered our understanding of the Rooker-Feldman doctrine. We must now apply that altered understanding for the first time.
The present case is not itself complex. Appellant Federación de Maestros de Puerto Rico (“Federación”)…
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