Legal Opinion
Flores-Rivera v. Telemundo Group
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 5, 1991No. Civ. 90-1537 GGPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GIERBOLINI, Chief Judge.
The issue before the court is whether this court should abstain from hearing an action for defamation when the only basis for subject matter jurisdiction is that plaintiffs have filed a Chapter 13 petition before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
I. BACKGROUND
On May 9, 1989, “Carmen Jovet Controversial,” a popular television program hosted by Carmen Jovet, a television celebrity, featured a documentary about several individuals arrested and subsequently charged in connection with the Wells Fargo robbery in Hartford,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- In Re Pacor, Inc. v. John Higgins, Jr. And Louise HigginsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
- 18 Collier bankr.cas.2d 717, Bankr. L. Rep. P 72,183 in Re Titan Energy, Inc. National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Titan Energy, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
- In Re White Motor Credit, Debtors. Citibank, N.A. v. White Motor CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- 23 Collier bankr.cas.2d 999, Bankr. L. Rep. P 73,616 in the Matter of Lemco Gypsum, Inc., Debtor. Lawrence E. Miller, Jr., Miller Resources, Inc. v. Kemira, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Kolinsky v. Russ (In Re Kolinsky)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1989
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Personette v. Kennedy (In Re Midgard Corp.)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Mec Steel Buildings, Inc. v. San Lorenzo Construction Corp. (In Re Mec Steel Buildings, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1992
- Goldstein v. Marine Midland Bank, N.A. (In Re Goldstein)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · 1996
- Boyajian v. DeLuca (In Re Remington Development Group, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Rhode Island · 1995
- Goya Foods, Inc. v. Unanue-Casal (In Re Unanue-Casal)District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1993
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