Legal Opinion
Varela-Fernandez v. Burgos
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided December 15, 1999No. Civ.98-2287-HLPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LAFFITTE, Chief Judge.
Pending before the Court is respondent’s’Notice of Removal, filed November 17,1998, seeking removal of the above case from the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, San Juan Part, to this Court. Also pending is respondent’s request for declaratory judgment on the underlying issue. 1 For the reasons stated below, the Court hereby enters declaratory judgment in favor of petitioner Pedro J. Varela-Fernandez.
Petitioner commenced this action before the Superior Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, requesting a writ of mandamus to compel…
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