United States First Circuit

Defendant unsuccessfully challenges a consent decree, containing mandated improvements to Puerto Rican prison conditions, on grounds that 1) the court acted ultra vires, 2) the court's 1998 order was void ab initio for failure to meet the requirements of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, and 3) the order should be terminated because of erroneous factfinding.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/06/2004
• Published 08/06/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Carlos A. Del Valle Cruz, with whom Anabelle Rodríguez, Secretary of Justice, Eileen Landrón Guardiola, Eduardo A. Vera Ramírez, and Landrón & Vera, LLP, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Carlos V. García Gutiérrez, with whom Alejandra Bird López, Manuel A. Rodríguez Banchs, Ricardo Alfonso García, and Civil Action and Education Corporation were on brief, for appellees.