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El Juez Presidente Señor Hernández Denton emitió la opinión del Tribunal. En esta ocasión, debemos resolver si el Reglamento del Tribunal de Apelaciones de 2004 (4 LPRA Ap. XXII-B) permite que la notificación de la presentación de un recurso de certiorari ante ese foro se realice mediante correo certificado. Por responder en la afirmativa, revocamos dos Sentencias en las que el foro apelativo intermedi

611 F.3d 18 (2010) Teresita MERCADO-BERRIOS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. María CANCEL-ALEGRÍA, Defendant, Appellant. No. 08-1098. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard November 5, 2009. Decided June 30, 2010. *20 Laura Maldonado-Rodríguez, with whom Saul Roman Santiago was on brief, for appellee. <

175 F.Supp.2d 164 (2001) Roberto Pabon SANTIAGO, et al, Plaintiffs, v. Ferdinand MERCADO, et al, Defendants. No. CIV. 99-1966(HL). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 27, 2001. *165 *166 Mauricio Hernandez-Arroyo, Law Offices of Athos Vega, Jr. & Associates, Ponce, PR, f

PER CURIAM. Appellant Maritza Ramos-Mercado commenced this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against her former employer, ap-pellee Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority, and others. She alleged in her complaint that the appellees deprived her of property without due process of law when they refused to reinstate her as a career attorney following a ten-year leave of absence. Th

Opinión disidente emitida por el Juez Presidente Señor Hernández Denton. Nuevamente, no podemos estar de acuerdo con el proceder de una mayoría de este Tribunal respecto a una controversia relacionada con la Ley Núm. 7-2009 (Ley 7) (3 LPRA see. 8791 et seq.). En esta ocasión optó por desestimar las apelaciones presentadas por unos servidores públicos cesanteados, a pesar de que el Reglamento Procesal <

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER1 BESOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is defendant Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Spa & Casino’s (“Ritzr-Carlton”) motion to dismiss all of plaintiff Leticia Torres-Rosario’s (“Torres”) claims and to compel arbitration pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 2 (2012). After reviewing Torres’ complaint and Ritz-Carlton’s motion, the Court G

EN EL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO DE PUERTO RICO Merced García Morales Recurrido v. Ángela Mercado Rosario Certiorari Peticionaria 2014 TSPR 43 ---------------------------- Carmen Meléndez 190 DPR ____ Peticionaria v. Roberto Santana Salas y Otros Recurridos Número del Caso: CC-2013-477 CC-2013-556 Fecha: 19 de marzo de 2014 CC-2

642 F.3d 92 (2011) Miguel GUZMÁN-RIVERA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Kermit LUCENA-ZABALA; Zaida Camacho-Rossy; Anabelle Núñez-Ubarri; Lázaro Serrano-Cid; Zulmarie Urrutia-Vélez; Ojel Rodríguez-Torres; Puerto Rico Examining Board of Accountants; Insurance Companies A, B, C, D, E, F, G And H, Defendants, Appellees. No. 09-2175. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Heard N

SELYA, Circuit Judge. Spurred by the Supreme Court’s changing explication of Eleventh Amendment jurisprudence, we recently determined that a non-consenting state cannot be sued in a federal venue by public employees who seek to enforce the penalty provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219 (FLSA). See Mills v. Maine, 118 F.3d 37, 49 (1st C

*37 HOWARD, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff-appellant Gil A. Rodríguez-Ramos, a former trust employee of the Metropolitan Bus Authority of Puerto Rico (“MBA”), sued various public officials under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that a decision not to install him in a career attorney position in the MBA was politically m

EN EL TRIBUNAL SUPREMO DE PUERTO RICO Aixa Díaz Mercado Recurrida v. Oficina del Coordinador General para el Fideicomiso Socioeconómico y Autogestión Peticionaria Ivelisse Marrero Marcano Recurrida Certiorari v. 2013 TSPR 20 Administración de Servicios de Salud Mental y Contra la Adicción 188 DPR ____ (ASSMCA) Peticionaria Idalia

El Juez Asociado Señor Rebollo López emitió la opinión del Tribunal. Se nos solicita la revisión de una Sentencia emitida por el Tribunal de Apelaciones, Región Judicial de San Juan, mediante la cual se confirmó y modificó una Sentencia emitida por el Tribunal de Primera Instancia, Sala Superior de San Juan, en la que se declaró “con lugar” una solicitud de expropiación a favor de la Autoridad de Carre-teras

607 F.3d 1 (2010) Robert VALLEJO, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Mayor Jorge SANTINI-PADILLA, et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 08-2586. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted April 6, 2010. Decided May 28, 2010. *2 Linda George, Law Office of Linda George, Mauricio Hernandez Arroyo, and Em

(Slip Opinion) OCTOBER TERM, 2015 1 Syllabus NOTE: Where it is feasible, a syllabus (headnote) will be released, as is being done in connection with this case, at the time the opinion is issued. The syllabus constitutes no part of the opinion of the Court but has been prepared by the Reporter of Decisions for the convenience of the reader. See United States v. Detroit

NUMBER 13-18-00529-CV COURT OF APPEALS THIRTEENTH DISTRICT OF TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI - EDINBURG IN RE MCALLEN HOSPITALS, L.P. On Petition for Writ of Mandamus. ORDER Before Justices Rodriguez, Contreras, and Benavides Per Curiam Order Relator McAllen Hospitals,

249 S.W.3d 581 (2008) Curtis WRIGHT, Jr., Appellant, v. The STATE of Texas, State. No. 2-07-107-CR. Court of Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth. January 17, 2008. Rehearing Overruled March 6, 2008. Gwinda L. Burns, Fort Worth, for appellant. Tim Curry, Crim. Dist. Atty., Charles M. Mallin, Kimberly Colliet Wesley, Leticia Martinez, Asst. Crim. Dist

SENTENCIA En esta ocasión, debemos determinar si es cosa juzgada una resolución final y firme mediante la cual la Junta de Síndicos de la Administración de los Sistemas de Retiro (Junta de Síndicos) confirmó, en 1998, la suspensión de una pensión por incapacidad ocupacional. Por entender que aplica la doctrina de cosa juzgada, confirmamos al Tribunal de Apelaciones que ordenó la desestimación del pre-sente caso. I — !

SUPERIOR COURT FABIOLA GILDA TORRES RODRIGUEZ,[1] & others[2] Plaintiffs vs. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, & others[3] Defendants Docket: 17-3351-H Dates: November 18, 2021

El Juez Asociado Señor Kolthoff Caraballo emitió la opinión del Tribunal. La premisa es sencilla, pero de inconmensurable valor: en un régimen de leyes nadie tiene derecho a un trato preferente y ventajoso basado en el dinero, la ventaja o la mejor relación personal. Nuestra administración pública está cimentada en el fiel desempeño del ejercicio por los funcionarios públicos, sin que para ello medie paga adic

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge (Concurring in the judgment). Since at least 1938, the definition of the term “States” in § 1(29) of the Bankruptcy Act included the Territories and possessions of the United States, making Puerto Rico’s municipalities eligible for federal bankruptcy protection.33 All parties to this case agree that this is so. As provided in § 109(c)(2) of the Bankrup