United States First Circuit

Where plaintiffs' Equal Protection Clause challenge fails to demonstrate the deprivation of a constitutional right, in addition to undeveloped law regarding applicability of the dormant Commerce Clause to Puerto Rico, defendant is entitled to the defense of qualified immunity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/11/2001
• Published 06/11/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, LIPEZ, Circuit Judge, and GARCÍA-GREGORY, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard H. Fallon, Jr., with whom Juan A. López-Conway and García & Fernández, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eduardo A. Vera-Ramírez, with whom Ramírez Lavandero, Landrón & Vera, were on brief, for appellees.