Legal Opinion
United States v. Manuel Rivera Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 14, 1987No. 87-1186PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.
This interlocutory appeal from an injunction issued to enforce violations of the Fed Water Pollution Control Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq., commonly known as the Clean Water Act (CWA), raises three issues: (1) whether the Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act, 48 U.S.C. §§ 731 et seq. (FRA), precludes the application of the CWA in Puerto Rico, (2) whether the pend-ency of certain proceedings before the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico deprives the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico of jurisdiction to entertain a suit for violation of…
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