SIERRA MELENDEZ v. RIVERA BRENES

Civ. No. 512-71.

331 F.Supp. 898 (1971)

Rafael SIERRA MELENDEZ, Plaintiff, v. Antonio RIVERA BRENES, Judge of the Superior Court of Puerto Rico, San Juan Part, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

September 20, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Santos P. Amadeo, Rio Piedras, P. R., for plaintiff.

Gilberto Gierbolini, Sol. Gen. and Roberto Armstrong, Jr., Asst. Sol. Gen., Department of Justice of Commonwealth of P. R., San Juan, P. R., for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

FERNANDEZ-BADILLO, District Judge.

On July 19, 1971, plaintiff herein filed in this Court a "Complaint for Injunctive Relief Under Civil Rights Act of April 20, 1871 (42 USCA 1983 and 28 USCA 1343, Sec. 3)" praying us to issue both a temporary and final injunction against the defendant, a judge of the Superior Court of Puerto Rico, prohibiting him to try the petitioner in Criminal Case No. G70-2599 on July 20, 1971, or on any other date...

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