Legal Opinion
United States v. Hernandez
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 3, 1997No. Civil 94-1846(HL)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
The United States of America brings this class action pursuant to 33 U.S.C. §§ 403 and 409. It seeks injunctive relief to compel Defendants, owners of houseboats or “floating structures” in the La Parguera area of Lajas, Puerto Rico, to remove their house boats from La Parguera. In an order dated September 20, 1995, the Court granted the Government’s request to certify this case as a class action and divided the defendant class into a Subclass A and a Subclass B. 1 Subclass A is made up of all present and future owners of houseboats in La Parguera who…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Water Keeper Alliance v. United States Department of DefenseDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2001
- United States v. IrizarryDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
- United States v. HernandezCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998