WARD v. BD. OF EXAMINERS OF ENG., ETC., COM. OF P. R.

Civ. A. No. 159-73.

409 F.Supp. 1258 (1976)

Joseph S. WARD, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS OF the COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

February 12, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

José Acosta Grubb, General Litigation Division, Dept. of Justice of P. R., San Juan, P. R., for defendants.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, and TOLEDO and PESQUERA, District Judges.


OPINION

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff is a resident of New Jersey who desires to be licensed in Puerto Rico as an engineer. Defendants, the members of the Board of Examiners charged with the task of passing upon the qualifications of those seeking such a license, have not examined him because of his failure to comply with the statutory residency requirement for licensure. 20 L.P. R.A. § 689. This statute requires residence in the Commonwealth for...

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