Legal Opinion
Hernandez-Agosto v. Romero-Barcelo
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 23, 1984No. 84-1802PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
The Senate of Puerto Rico asks us to issue a writ of mandamus requiring the federal district, court to return to the Commonwealth courts the Senate’s “subpoena enforcement action” against the Common*2wealth’s Governor. The Senate issued the subpoena in question in April 1984, in connection with its investigation of events at Cerro Maravilla. In May, the Governor told the Senate he would not comply. In August, the Senate (through its President) asked the Commonwealth’s Superior Court to issue an order (under the legal authority of Puerto Rico Political Code, § 34-A, 2 L.P.R.A. § 154a) requiring…
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