MARQUEZ-COLON v. REAGAN

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Shilton, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Anthony C. Liotta, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Peter R. Steenland, Jr., Dorothy Burakreis, and William Want, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellants.

Michael J. Henke, Washington, D. C., with whom Richard G. Wilkins, Ann M. Ashton, Vinson & Elkins, Washington, D. C., Gerardo A. Carlo, Luis R. Davila Colon, and Nestor Ramirez, Dept. of Justice, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P. R., were on brief, for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Fausto D. Godreau, with whom Enrique Colon, Rio Piedras, P. R., Norma Cotti, Pedro J. Saade Llorens, and Pedro J. Varela, Hato Rey, P. R., were on brief, for appellees Wilfredo Marquez-Colon, et al. and Jorge Colon, et al.

Marcos A. Ramirez Lavandero, Hato Rey, P. R., with whom Marcos A. Ramirez, was on brief for the municipality of Juana Diaz.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge, BOWNES, Circuit Judge.