United States First Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's lawsuit in federal district court, seeking to enjoin the Puerto Rico Environmental Quality Board from imposing a fine for fuel release, is affirmed where the district court properly abstained from enjoining ongoing state administrative proceedings.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/16/2004
• Published 11/16/2004

Judges

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

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James E. Tyrell, Jr., with whom John F. Nevares, John F. Nevares & Assocs., P.S.C., Richard P. Bress, Nathaniel A. Vitan, Matthew K. Roskoski, and Latham & Watkins, LLP were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gary H. Montilla, with whom Quiñones & Sánchez, P.S.C. was on brief, for appellees.