United States First Circuit
Pleasures of San Patricio, Inc. v. Mendez-Torres, 08-2388
In plaintiff's challenge to a Puerto Rico cigarette excise tax recently imposed on "little cigars" imported from North Carolina, district court's dismissal of the suit for lack of jurisdiction is affirmed where: 1) plaintiff's suit falls within the ambit of suits barred by the Butler Act; and 2) Puerto Rico local courts provide a plain, speedy, and efficient remedy.
Appellate Information
- Decided 02/22/2010
- Published 02/22/2010
Judges
- BALDOCK, Circuit Judge., Before TORRUELLA, BALDOCK, and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States First Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Frank E. Guerra-Pujol, for appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Susana I. Peñagarícano-Brown, Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, with whom Irene S. Soroeta-Kodesh, Solicitor General, Leticia Casalduc-Rabell, Deputy Solicitor General, and Zaira Z. Girón-Anadón, Deputy Solicitor General, were on brief for appellees.