Sixta Gladys PEÑA MARTÍNEZ, Nélida Santiago Álvarez, María Luisa Aguilar Galíndez, Gamaly Vélez Santiago, Victor Ramón Ilarraza Acevedo, Maritza Rosado Concepción, Rosa Maria Ilarraza Rosado, Ramón Luis Rivera Rivera, and Yomara Valderrama Santiago, Plaintiffs,
v.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; Alex Azar, in his official capacity as Secretary of Health and Human Services; Sonny Perdue, in his official capacity as Secretary of Agriculture; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Andrew Saul, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Social Security; and the Social Security Administration, Defendants.
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Filed August 3, 2020.
Filed August 3, 2020.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Daniel A. Salinas-Serrano , Derek Shaffer , Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, Washington, DC, Efren Rivera-Ramos , Rio Piedras, PR, Eugenio C. Romero-De-Juan, Eugenio C. Romero Law Office, Rafael Escalera-Rodriguez , Alana M. Vizcarrondo-Santana , Reichard & Escalera, San Juan, PR, Kathleen M. Sullivan , Pro Hac Vice, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, New York, NY, for Plaintiffs Sixta Gladys Pena-Martinez. Nelida Santiago-Alvarez, Mr. Juan Ramon Velez Marrero, Maria Luisa Aguilar Galindez, Ms, Gamaly Velez Santiago, Ms, Mr. Victor Ramon Ilarraza Acevedo, Maritza Rosado Concepcion, Ms, Rosa Maria Ilarraza Rosado, Ms, Mr. Ramon Luis Rivera Rivera, Yomara Valderrama Santiago, Ms.
Jose R. Gonzalez-Irizarry , McConnell Valdes, LLC, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff Puerto Rico Food Marketing, Industry and Distribution Chamber (MIDA).
Fernando E. Agrait-Betancourt , Fernando E. Agrait Law Office, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Puerto Rico Manufacturers Association.
Daniel Riess , U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, for Defendants U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Alex M. Azar, Sonny Perdue, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration, U.S. Attorney's Office, United States of America.
FINDINGS OF FACT, RULINGS OF LAW, AND ORDER
YOUNG, D.J.*
I. INTRODUCTION
The federal safety net is flimsier and more porous in Puerto Rico than in the rest of the nation. Three basic federal programs created for the financially neediest Americans are off limits to residents of Puerto Rico: Supplemental...
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