Legal Opinion
Ramos v. Puerto Rico Medical Examining Board
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided June 18, 2007No. Civil 07-1285 (GAG)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
GELPI, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Carlos E. Ramos and José R. Torrent (“Applicants”) predicate this action against defendant the Puerto Rico Medical Examining Board (“PRMEB”) upon Article 14(1) of Public Law 22 of April 22, 1931, as amended (“Law 22”), P.R. Laws Ann. tit. 20, § 43(1), which requires a six (6) month residency period in order to obtain a license to practice medicine in Puerto Rico. Applicants seek a declaratory judgment to the effect that Law 22’s residency requirement violates several provisions of the United States Constitution. The PRMEB filed a motion to…
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