Myrna COLÓN-Marrero; Josefina Romaguera Agrait, Plaintiffs, Appellees; Cross-Appellants,
Guillermo San Antonio-Acha, as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party; Jorge DáVila, as Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party, Defendants, Appellees,
v.
Liza M. García VÉLez, as President of the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission, Defendant, Appellant; Cross-Appellee,
Roberto I. Aponte-Berríos, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rico Independence Party; Julio Fontanet Maldonado, as Electoral Commissioner of the Movimiento Union Soberanista; Adrián Díaz-Díaz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puertoriqueños por Puerto Rico; Lillian Aponte-Dones, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador, Defendants.
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February 1, 2016.
February 1, 2016.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
José L. Nieto-Mingo , with whom Nieto Law Offices were on brief, for defendant-appellant/cross-appellee García Vélez.
Jorge Martínez-Luciano , with whom Martínez-Luciano & Rodríguez-Escudero was on brief, for defendant-appellee San Antonio-Acha.
Before HOWARD, Chief Judge, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
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