Legal Opinion
Torres Torres v. Comision Estatal De Elecciones De Puerto Rico
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided September 23, 1988No. Civ. 88-1451 HLPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, District Judge.
The matter before the Court is a constitutional action for declaratory, injunctive, and monetary relief. Plaintiff Cesar Torres-Torres asserts jurisdiction in this Court based on 42 U.S.C. sect. 1983, 28 U.S.C. sections 1331, 1341, 1343, 2201, and 2202.
Plaintiff avers that defendants, Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico (“Elections Commission”) and Marcos Rodríguez-Estrada, President of the Elections Commission, unconstitutionally deprived him of his guaranteed rights protected under the first and fourteenth amendments to the United States…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- New Progressive Party v. Hernandez ColonDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1991
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- Torres-Torres v. Commonwealth of PRCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
- Guzman Flores v. College of OptometristsDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
- Nogueras Cartagena v. Maria CalderonDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2001
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