Legal Opinion
Universal Insurance v. Department of Justice
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 23, 2012No. Civil No. 11-1968 (FAB)PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BESOSA, District Judge.
Before the Court is the motion to dismiss filed by defendants Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Department of Justice of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and, in his official capacity as Attorney General, Guillermo Somoza-Colombani (collectively, “defendants”). (Docket No. 48.) For the reasons set forth below, defendants’ motion to dismiss is DENIED in part and GRANTED in part.
DISCUSSION
I. Background
On July 12, 2011, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly (“the legislature”) passed Public Law No. 119, known as the Uniform Seizure and…
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