Legal Opinion
Garcia-Rubiera v. Flores-Galarza
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided August 30, 2007No. Civil 02-1179(GAG)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, registered motor vehicle owners in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, filed this peculiar action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. They allege that the Commonwealth’s Governor and Secretary of the Treasury (“the Secretary”) 1 violated the United States Constitution’s Takings and Procedural Due Process Clauses by accepting the transfer of certain insurance premiums generated by the Commonwealth’s compulsory motor vehicle insurance law. The Secretary and Governor acted pursuant to Act No. 230 of September 21, 2002 (“Law 230”) and Act No.…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Garcia-Rubiera v. CalderonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
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- Colón-Rivera v. Asociación De Subscripción Conjunta Del Seguro De Responsabilidad ObligatorioDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2008
- Garcia-Rubiera v. FortuñoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2012
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