BENITEZ ON BEHALF OF CATALA v. COLLAZO

Civ. Nos. 77-0662CC, 77-1170CC.

584 F.Supp. 267 (1984)

Ana Maria BENITEZ, on Behalf of her daughter Virginia CATALA; Carmen Marquez on behalf of her daughter Vilma Baez, Plaintiffs, v. Jenaro Collazo COLLAZO, Secretary of the Department of Social Services, Individually and in his official capacity; his agents, employees, or successors in office, Defendants. Xiomara RAMIREZ, on Behalf of her daughter Evelyn Perez RAMIREZ, Plaintiffs, v. Jenaro Collazo COLLAZO, Secretary of the Department of Social Services, Individually and in his official capacity; his agents, employees or successors in office, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

April 6, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Bird and Harry F. Swanger, St. Louis, Mo., and María Laura Colón, Santurce, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Melba Figueroa-Padilla, Federal Litigation Div., Dept. of Justice, Com. of P.R., San Juan, P.R., for defendants.


OPINION AND ORDER

CEREZO, District Judge.

This is a class action for declaratory and injunctive relief filed on behalf of all minors who are committed to the custody of the defendant Jenaro Collazo, the present Secretary of the Department of Social Services of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, his employees and successors in office (the Secretary), on account of conduct not considered delinquent but proscribed as undisciplined by the Minors' Code of Puerto...

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