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NEW PROGRESSIVE PARTY v. HERNANDEZ COLON

Civ. No. 91-2232 HL.

779 F.Supp. 646 (1991)

NEW PROGRESSIVE PARTY (PARTIDO NUEVO PROGRESISTA); Senator Nicolas Nogueras-Cartagena, as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico, and as a qualified voter in Puerto Rico elections; Angel Luis Ocasio, Juan Burgos-Ortiz, qualified voters in Puerto Rico elections, Plaintiffs, Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Puerto Rico, Lynette Alvarado Rosas, Arturo J. Guzman Vargas, qualified voters in Puerto Rico elections, Plaintiffs-Intervenors, v. Hon. Rafael HERNANDEZ COLON, Governor of Puerto Rico; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; State Elections Commission (Commission Estatal De Elecciones) of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, President Juan R. Melecio, Commissioners Eudaldo Baez Galib (PDP), Carlos Canals (NPP), Manuel Rodriguez Orellana (PIP), Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

November 15, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicolas Nogueras-Cartagena, San Juan, P.R., pro se and for New Progressive Party, Angel Luis Ocasio, Juan Burgos Ortiz and Carlos Canals.

Jose Trias-Monge, Arturo Trias, Hector Melendez-Cano, San Juan, P.R., for Rafael Hernandez Colon and Com. of Puerto Rico.

David Rive-Rivera, Vargas & Rive, San Juan, P.R., for State Elections Com'n of Com. of Puerto Rico and Juan R. Melecio.

Mirta E. Rodriguez-Mora, Dept. of Justice, Fed. Litigation Div., San Juan, P.R., for Eudaldo Baez Galib.

Manuel Rodriguez Orellana, pro se.

Wanda Rubianes-Collazo, Santurce, P.R., for the Republican Nat. Hispanic Assembly of P.R., Lynette Alvarado Rosas and Arturo J. Guzman Vargas.

OPINION AND ORDER

LAFFITTE, District Judge.

This case deals with a topic that has been a source of continuous debate in Puerto Rico throughout this century: the political status of the island. It is an issue charged with historical and emotional ramifications. This Court will focus on the legal aspects of the latest controversy regarding status.

Before the Court is an action to enjoin a referendum scheduled to be held in Puerto Rico on December 8...

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