Legal Opinion
Duty Free Shop, Inc. v. Administracion De Terrenos
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided February 28, 1989No. Civ. 88-1795 (JP)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
PIERAS, District Judge.
Plaintiff filed this action in federal court on October 24, 1988, to enjoin an eminent domain proceeding against it in Superior Court of Puerto Rico. Plaintiff alleges that the proposed taking violates its rights under the fifth amendment of the U.S. Constitution 1 in that the property is to be held in “reserve” for future public use. The state court action was filed on June 1,1988, and was, by plaintiffs admission, “in extremely advanced stages” by mid-December. (See plaintiffs “Memorandum in Support of Motion to Stay Proceedings,” filed December 12,…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Burford v. Sun Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Duty Free Shop, Inc. v. Administracion De Terrenos De Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
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