APONTE v. CALDERÓN

Nos. 01-2705, 01-2706.

284 F.3d 184 (2002)

Jorge E. APONTE; Daniel PagÁn, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Sila María CALDERÓN; Adolfo Krans; Conjugal Partnership, Krans-Calderón, Defendants, Appellants, David Noriega-Rodríguez; Ileana Colón-Carlo; Carmen Rita Vélez-Borrás; Pedro Galarza; Pedro López-Oliver; Angel Hermida, Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 22, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roberto J. Sánchez-Ramos, Solicitor General, with whom Vanessa Lugo-Flores, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for appellants Hon. Sila M. Calderón, personally and in her official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and Adolfo Krans.

Rafael Escalera-Rodríguez, with whom Reichard & Escalera and Néstor J. Navas-D'Acosta were on brief for appellants David Noriega-Rodríguez, Ileana Colón-Carlo, Carmen Rita Vélez-Borrás, Pedro Galarza, Pedro López-Oliver, and Angel Hermida.

John F. Nevares, with whom Carlos R. Ramírez, John F. Nevares & Associates, P.S.C., and Carlos Lugo-Fiol were on brief for appellees.

Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.


TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Defendants-appellants challenge the district court judgment granting plaintiffs-appellees injunctive and declaratory relief. See Aponte v. Calderón, 176 F.Supp.2d 135 (D.P.R.2001). Plaintiffs-appellees originally brought suit challenging the constitutionality of the Independent Citizens' Commission to Evaluate Government Transactions ("Blue Ribbon Commission" or "Commission"), which was...

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