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THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. Maribel Lebrón and Francisco Portales, parents of K.F.P.L. (“the child”), sued the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rico Department of Education (“DOE”) 1 under numerous state and fed *27 eral statutes for al

764 F.Supp.2d 338 (2011) Rosa Hernandez RODRIGUEZ, personally and on behalf of her minor daughter, Alondra Roman Hernandez, Plaintiffs, v. Commonwealth Of PUERTO RICO and The Department of Education, Defendants. Civ. No. 10-1645 (PG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. January 10, 2011. *341 Francisco J. Vizcarrondo-To

BARRON, Circuit Judge. This appeal concerns the automatic stay provision of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act ("PROMESA"), see 48 U.S.C. §§ 2101 - 2241, a statute that Congress enacted in June 2016 to a

825 F.Supp.2d 341 (2011) Geraldo RODRIGUEZ on behalf of his minor daughter Jennifer Rodriguez, Plaintiff, v. Commonwealth of PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 09-1440 (GAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. April 27, 2011. *342 Dennis J. Cruz-Perez, Dennis J. Cruz Perez Law Offices, Katiria M. Perez-Lopez, P

655 F.3d 61 (2011) Jeraline SANTIAGO, As Next Friend of Her Minor Son, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of PUERTO RICO et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 10-1449. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Submitted July 27, 2011. Decided August 24, 2011. *65 Alfredo Fernández, Carolina Santa Cruz, Elias

OPINION AND ORDER DANIEL R. DOMÍNGUEZ, District Judge. Plaintiff Kathy Rodríguez-Vives brings the suit against her employer, Puerto Rico Firefighter Corps of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, under Title-VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 et seq. Plaintiff alleges sexual discrimination as well as retaliation for filing a complaint, which resulted in a settlement agreement in the

Sup. Ct. P. R. Certiorari denied.

525 F.3d 112 (2008) Dolores H. CAO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO through the Secretary of Justice, Roberto Sánchez-Ramos; Puerto Rico Department of Family; Puerto Rico Department of Family, Unit of Substitute Care of Adults; Félix Matos-Rodríguez, in his Personal Capacity and as Secretary of the Department of the Family; State Psychiatric Hospital; Administrator B of State Psychiatric Hospital, Doctor X; Unknown Defendants

325 F.Supp.2d 6 (2004) Jose A. RAMOS RODRIGUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Commonwealth of PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants. No. CIV. 00-1190RLA. United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. July 19, 2004. *7 *8 John Ward Llambias, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff. Grisselle Gonzalez Negron, Fac

618 F.Supp.2d 120 (2009) Freddie VAZQUEZ-CRUZ, Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 08-1673 (JAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. February 3, 2009. *121 Luis R. Rivera-Rodriguez, Luis Rafael Rivera Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff. Yadhira Ramirez-Toro, Department o

OPINION AND ORDER JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE After securing a favorable ruling from the Department of Education of Puerto Rico (“DOE”) in administrative case number 2013-114-034, Rina Cofino Hernandez (hereinafter, the “Plaintiff’ or “Cofino”) filed this action against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on her behalf and that of her son, minor FLC, pursuant to the Individuals with Disabiliti

Justice THOMAS, concurring in part and concurring in the judgment. The Court today concludes that the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States are not separate sovereigns because the Federal Government is the ultimate source of Puerto Rico’s authority to prosecute crimes. Ante, at 1876. I agree with that holding, which hews to the Court’s precedents concerning the Double Jeopardy Clause a

478 F.Supp.2d 191 (2007) Liz FRECHEL-RODRIGUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 06-1095 (JAF). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 22, 2007. *192 Edelmiro Antonio Salas-Gonzalez, URB. Villa Nevarez, San Juan, PR, Javier Quinones-Rosado, Toa Baja, PR, for Pl

OPINION AND ORDER SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, Senior District Judge. Before the Court are the defendants’ motion to dismiss for want of subject-matter jurisdiction (Docket #24), and the plaintiffs’ oppositions thereto. Dockets # 34, 47. After reviewing the filings and the applicable law, this motion is GRANTED. Factual and Procedural Background In this federal-question su

378 F.Supp.2d 13 (2005) Juan ZAYAS, et al., Plaintiffs v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 04-1534(SEC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. July 19, 2005. *14 *15 Alfredo Fernandez-Martinez, Patricia Lorenzi, Delgado & Fernandez, San Juan, PR, for Plain

493 F.Supp.2d 215 (2007) Diliana HERNANDEZ-PAYERO, Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 02-2470 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. April 27, 2007. *216 *217 Carlos A. Piovanetti-Rivera, Piovanetti Law Office, Carlos A. Piovanetti-Dohnert, S

OPINION AND ORDER PEDRO A. DELGADOHERNÁNDEZ, District Judge. Gisela Vélez-Ramírez provided services under contract at the Bayamón Correctional Complex in Puerto Rico. The contract, however, was not renewed. Vélez then sued the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“DOCR”); the Correctional Health Services Corporation (“CHSC”); and the Secretary of the CHSC, under Fe

OPINION AND ORDER GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and its Department of Health (collectively, “the Commonwealth”) have asked the court via motion (Docket No. 1506) to reconsider its denial of their request that it issue an order requiring the independent court monitor in this case, Dr. Sylvia Fernán-dez-Colorado, to enter into a professional services contract w

OPINION AND ORDER GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge. Edwin Toledo-Colon (“Plaintiff’) brought this action against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Commonwealth”), the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (“DOL”), the Puerto Rico Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration (“VRA”), and individual defendants1 in their

OPINION AND ORDER GUSTAVO A. GELPÍ, District Judge. Plaintiff Edwin Toledo-Colon (“Plaintiff’) brought this action against the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“the Commonwealth”), the Puerto Rico Department of Labor and Human Resources (“DOL”), the Puerto Rico Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the Vocational Rehabilitation Administration (“VRA”), and individual defendants in their personal and official