United States First Circuit

Investigations of government transactions, by independent citizens' commission created by governor, are not unconstitutional, because the plaintiffs do not have a constitutionally protected liberty interest in reputation, or in a right to be free from criminal investigation when there is no adjudication of their legal rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/22/2002
• Published 03/22/2002

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and LIPEZ, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• 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.


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