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FLORES RIVERA v. TELEMUNDO GROUP

Civ. No. 90-1537 GG.

133 B.R. 674 (1991)

Juan FLORES RIVERA, et al., Plaintiffs, v. TELEMUNDO GROUP, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

August 5, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dubon & Dubon, Rafael Maldonado Nicolai, Moreda & Moreda, José L. Rivero Vergne, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs.

McConnell, Valdes, Sifre, Kelley, Rafael Pérez Bachs, San Juan, P.R., for Telemundo Group.

Carlos Martinez Texidor, Ponce, P.R., for Carmen Jovet.

OPINION AND ORDER

GIERBOLINI, Chief Judge.

The issue before the court is whether this court should abstain from hearing an action for defamation when the only basis for subject matter jurisdiction is that plaintiffs have filed a Chapter 13 petition before the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

I. BACKGROUND

On May 9, 1989, "Carmen Jovet Controversial," a popular television program hosted by Carmen Jovet, a television...

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