United States First Circuit

Denial of a motion in an original federal action for an injunction to bar the original federal plaintiff from bringing a second suit alleging political discrimination in Puerto Rico Superior Court is affirmed where there were no reasons for taking the res judicata issues away from the local court so compelling as to render the district court's decision an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/31/2007
• Published 08/31/2007

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, HOWARD, Circuit Judge, and SAYLOR, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Mariela Rexach-Rexach with whom Ricardo Guzmán-López de Victoria and Schuster Aguiló LLP were on brief for defendants, appellants., Fredeswin Pérez-Caballero with whom Jesús Hernández-Sánchez and Hernandez Sanchez Law Firm were on brief for appellee.