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300 F.Supp.2d 321 (2004) Carlos MORALES FELICIANO, et al, Plaintiffs, v. Sila María CALDERON SERRA, et als, Defendants. No. CIV. 79-004(PG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. January 26, 2004. *322 Manuel A. Rodriguez-Banchs, Carlos V. Garcia-Gutierrez, Jose R. Roque-Velazquez, Civil Action and Education Corporation,

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BE SOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is the motion to dismiss filed by defendant Hospital de La Concepcion (“HDLC”), (Docket No. 116). Having considered the defendant’s motion, plaintiffs response, (Docket No. 127), and defendant’s reply, (Docket No. 137), the Court DENIES HDLC’s motion to dismiss. I. Background For the purposes of defendan

OPINION AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is defendants Carmen G. Rodriguez-Diaz’s (“Rodriguez-Diaz”), Cesar E. Caminero-Ramos’ (“CamineroRamos”), Hector R. Malave-Rodriguez’s (“Malave-Rodriguez”), and Pedro Vazquez-Montañez’s (“Vazquez-Montañez”) motion to dismiss the case on Eleventh Amendment and qualified immunity grounds, and for failure to state a claim. (Docket No. 9.) For the reaso

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 10-1076 10-1099 10-1115 10-1875 10-2466 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOSÉ DAVID ACOSTA-COLÓN, a/k/a David; JORGE FOURNIER-OLAVARRÍA, a/k/a Mesón; FERNANDO L. CASTILLO-MORALES, a/k/a Yaguita; ALEXIS RODRÍGUEZ-RODRÍGUEZ, a/k/a Sandro; and DAN

NUMBER 13-15-00296-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG IN RE BENEVIS, LLC, DENTRISTRY OF BROWNSVILLE, P.C., AND KOOL SMILES, P.C. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before Chief Justice Valdez, Benavides, and

LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Thirteen individuals were indicted on February 5, 1998 for participating in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, five kilograms of heroin, and 5,000 pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846 (2000). This case involves the appeals of nine of those defendants: Milton Nelson-Rodriguez (“Nelson”), Luis Romero-Ló

(2008) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. RODRIGUEZ-TORRES, et al., Defendants. Criminal No. 07-302 (JAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. January 2, 2008. OPINION AND ORDER GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge. Pending before the Court is Defendant Hernan Lugo Oliveri's ("Defendant") Motion for Bill of Particulars. (Docket No. 12

319 F.3d 12 UNITED STATES, Appellee,v.Milton A. NELSON-RODRIGUEZ; Luis A. Romero-López; Miguel A. Rodriguez-Rivera; Eduardo Arroyo-Maldonado; Carlos Bonet-Gonzalez; Angel Chevere-Gonzalez; Luis Caribe-Garcia; Raúl Rivera-Pérez; Victor M. Valle-Lasalle, Defendants, Appellants. No. 00-1422. No. 00-1457. No. 00-1534. No. 00-15

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. The Sixth Amendment guarantees the right to a public trial, and “without exception all courts have held that an accused is at the very least entitled to have his friends, relatives and counsel present, no matter with what offense he may be charged.” In re Oliver, 333 U.S. 257, 271-72, 68 S.Ct. 499, 92 L.Ed. 682 (1948). We have repeatedl

697 F.Supp.2d 244 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Wilfredo ROSARIO-CAMACHO, Luis Rodriguez-Sostre, Josue Perez-Mercado, Ramon Maysonet-Soler, Jose Negron-Sostre, Defendants. Criminal No. 08-310 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 22, 2010. David Ramos-Pagan, Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Jose Rodrigue

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. Overview Today we deal with the fallout from a deadly drug conspiracy in Puerto Rico involving a small army of criminals affiliated with “the Combo of Dr. Pila” (from now on, “the Combo”), a vicious gang named after a local housing project where members ran one of their many drug points. The five defendants whose joint trial led to these consolidated appeals are Acosta, Fournier,

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, opinion of the court except as to Part II.B, Part II.C.l, and Part II.C.2; Dissenting in Part II.B, Part II.C.1, and Part II.C.2.1 “Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?”2 We are presented with highly troubling instances of abuses of police power, including the disturbing practice, conducted by certain members of the

283 F.Supp.2d 546 (2003) PUERTO RICO AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, et al Plaintiffs v. Carlos H. BURGOS, et al Defendants No. CIV.01-1186(SEC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. September 18, 2003. Cancio, Nadal, Rivera & Diaz, San Juan, for Plaintiffs. Juan R. Acevedo-Cruz, Hato Rey, for dft represented by Acevedo-Cruz.

ACCEPTED 15-25-00013-CV FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS AUSTIN, TEXAS 8/8/2025 12:26 PM No. 15-25-00013-CV

OPINION AND ORDER CAMILLE L. VELEZ-RIVE, United States Magistrate Judge. INTRODUCTION Once again, the Court is faced with another tally in the ever prevalent record of the Puerto Rican federal court system, where cases swamp the federal docket every four (4) years following gubernatorial ■ elections held in Puerto Rico when the incumbent party is defeated. Plaintiffs herein are four (4

OPINION AND ORDER JOSÉ ANTONIO FUSTÉ, District Judge. Before the court is Plaintiffs’ motion for class certification. (Docket No. 383.) We ordered the parties to brief the issue of class certification simultaneously to the court. *22(Docket No. 396.) The parties complied with that order and submitted simultaneous briefs. Plaintiffs filed a m

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345 F.Supp.2d 174 (2004) Jose Luis RAMÍREZ-DE LEÓN et al., Plaintiffs v. Esteban MUJICA-COTTO et al., Defendants. Civil No. 02-2648CHL/ADC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 17, 2004. *176 Roberto O. Maldonado-Nieves, Roberto O. Maldonado Nieves Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff or Petitioner. N

877 F.Supp. 779 (1995) In re DUPONT-BENLATE LITIGATION. No. 92-2363 (JAF). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. February 7, 1995. *780 Patricia Garrity-Walkmaster, Jimenez, Graffam & Lausell, San Juan, PR, Susana Cortina-de-Cardenas, Hato Rey, PR, for plaintiffs Luis Rico-Lopez, Lillian Davidowitz-Rodriguez, wife of Luis Ric

OPINION AND ORDER GARCIA-GREGORY, District Judge. The twenty-seven named plaintiff families in the case at bar, all residents of three public housing complexes located in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico (collectively “Plaintiffs”), bring a civil rights suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, and 1986 against Defendants asserting violations of their rights under the United States Constitution. Specifically, Plaintiffs a