WATCHTOWER BIBLE v. SAGARDÍA DE JESÚS

No. 09-2273.

638 F.3d 81 (2011)

WATCHTOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY OF NEW YORK, INC.; Congregación Cristiana De Los Testigos De Jehová De Puerto Rico, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Antonio M. SAGARDÍA DE JESÚS, in his official capacity as Secretary of Justice; Luis G. Fortuńo, in his official capacity as Governor; Héctor Morales Vargas, in his official capacity as Commissioner of the Planning Board of Puerto Rico; Humberto Marrero Recio, in his official capacity as Administrator of Regulations and Permits; Municipality of Bayamón; Municipality of Caguas; Municipality of Dorado; Municipality of Gurabo; Municipality of Guaynabo; Municipality of Ponce; Municipality of San Juan; Municipality of Trujillo Alto; Pacifica Homeowners Association, Inc., d/b/a Pacifica; Villa Pas, d/b/a/ Villa Paz, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes de Villa Paz, Defendants, Appellees. Municipality of Santa Isabel; Municipality of Vega Baja; Municipality of Yauco; Ciudad Interamericana De Bayamón, Inc., a/k/a Residentes Urbanización Ciudad Interamericana de Bayamón, Inc.; Ciudad Interamericana, Inc., d/b/a Ciudad Interamericana, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes Ciudad; El Monte de Ponce, P.R., Inc., d/b/a El Monte, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes de la Urbanización El Monte de Ponce, P.R., Inc.; Estancias de Gran Vista Homeowners Association, Inc., d/b/a Estancias de Gran Vista; Estancias de Tortuguero, Inc., d/b/a Estancias de Tortuguero, a/k/a Asociación Residentes Estancias de Tortuguero, Inc.; Estancias de Yauco, Inc., d/b/a Estancias de Yauco, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes Urbanización Estancias de Yauco, Inc.; Estancias del Turabo, Inc., d/b/a Estancias del Turabo, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes del Turabo, Inc.; G.H.S. Inc., Garden Hills Sur; Bairoa Golden Gate #2, Inc., d/b/a Golden Gage II, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes de Bairoa Golden Gate # 2; Hacienda Borinquen, Inc., d/b/a Hacienda Borinquen, a/k/a Asociación de Residentes Hacienda Concordia, Inc.; Hacienda Concordia, Inc., d/b/a Hacienda Concordia; Los Prados de Dorado, Inc., d/b/a Los Prados Sur, a/k/a Asociación de Propietarios de la Urbanización Los Prados de Dorado, Inc.; Mansión del Sur, Inc., d/b/a Mansión del sur, a/k/a Asociación de Propietarios de Mansión del Sur, Inc.; Panorama Homeowners Association, Inc., d/b/a Panorama State; Parque Forestal, Inc., d/b/a Parque Forestal, a/k/a Asociación de Propietarios de Parque Forestal, Inc.; Paseo Mayor Homeowners Association, Inc., d/b/a Paseo Mayor; Prado Alto en Torrimar, Inc., d/b/a Prado Alto, a/k/a Asociación de Propietarios de Prado Alto en Torrimar, Inc.; Santa Clara, Inc., d/b/a Santa Clara, a/k/a Consejo de Residentes de Santa Clara, Inc.; Undare, Inc., d/b/a Santa Maria; Valles del Lago, Inc., d/b/a Valles del Lago, a/k/a Asociación Comunidad Valles del Lago, Inc.; Vereda del Río, Inc., d/b/a Vereda del Río; Del Turabo, Inc., d/b/a Estancias del Turabo, a/k/a Asociación Comunitaria del Turabo, Inc., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided April 1, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nora Vargas-Acosta, Esq. , Rio Piedras, PR, Gregory Allen , Legal Department, Paul D. Polidoro , Patterson, NY, for Appellant.

Michael C. McCall, Esq. , Claudio Aliff-Ortiz, Esq. , Eliezer Aldarondo-Ortiz , Simone Cataldi Malpica, Esq. , Aldarondo & Lopez Bras, Luis A. Rodriguez-Munoz , Landron & Vera, LLP, Jose E. De la Cruz-Skerrett , Rafael G. Rivera Rosario , De La Cruz Skerrett Law Office, Pedro R. Vazquez, III , Luis A. Rodriguez-Munoz , Eduardo A. Vera-Ramirez , Guaynabo, PR, Luis E. Pabon-Roca, Esq. , Clarisa I. Sola-Gomez, Esq. , Faccio & Pabon-Roca, Jose L. Gandara , Bauza & Gandara, Marta L. Rivera-Ruiz, Esq. , Victor Ricardo Rodriguez Fuentes , Jean Gabriel Vidal-Font, Sr., Esq. , Cancio Nadal Rivera & Diaz, Alejandro Gabriel Carrasco-Castillo, Esq. , Alejandro G. Carrasco Law Office, Robert Millan, Esq. , Millan Law Office, Isabel M. Rodriguez Casellas , Veterans Administration Hospital Region Counsel Office, Luis Sanchez-Betances , Sanchez-Betances Sifre & Munoz-Noya Law Offices PSC, Leticia Casalduc Rabell, Esq. , Iris Alicia Martinez Juarbe , Zaira Z. Giron Anadon , Susana I. Penagaricano Brown , Irene Sofia Soroeta-Kodesh , PR Department of Justice, Romulo A. Suero-Ponce , Reichard & Escalera, Irene M. Vera , Salicrup & Rodriguez, LLP, Amelia Caicedo-Santiago , Reichard & Escalera, Pedro J. Salicrup , Miguel Emilio Miranda-Gutierrez , Wandymar Burgos-Vargas , San Juan, PR, Irializ Velez-Quinones , URB, Arecibo Gardnes , Arecibo, PR, Jason Gonzalez Delgado , Gonzalez & Gonzalez, Ferdinand Vargas , Caguas, PR, Joseph Deliz-Hernandez , Bayamón, PR, Alberto J. Rodriguez-Ramos , Monroig Rodriguez & Zaccheus PSC, Hato Rey, PR, for Defendants.

Before BOUDIN, RIPPLE and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


ORDER OF COURT

In response to this court's decision of February 7, 2011, several municipalities have petitioned for rehearing and rehearing en banc, and several others have been allowed to join in the petition.

Our decision affirmed an order of the district court rejecting a facial challenge to Puerto Rico's Controlled Access Law but overturned a further order on summary judgment rejecting as-applied challenges....

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