United States First Circuit

The district court erred in finding that the federal government lacks exclusive legislative jurisdiction over the piers area at U.S. Naval Station Roosevelt Roads in Puerto Rico since it incorrectly determined that the Navy base was not "federal enclave" property.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/07/2005
• Published 02/07/2005

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, HOWARD, Circuit Judge, and CARTER, Senior District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Anabel Rodríguez-Alonso with whom Pedro Giner-Dapena and Schuster Usera & Aguiló LLP were on brief for appellant., Mark B. Stern, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, with whom Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, H.S. García, United States Attorney, and Johathan H. Levy, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, Department of Justice, were on brief for the United States of America, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mauricio Hernández-Arroyo with whom Law Offices of Mauricio Hernández-Arroyo, López-Lay Vizcarra & Simonet were on brief for appellees.