597 F. Supp. 730 - Thompson v. Ramirez’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Tenney v. Brandhove · England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. · Gravel v. United States · Wheeldin v. Wheeler
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““It is clear now that the Supreme Court has decided that, unless it has the last word on all matters presented by a lawsuit, it will not answer specific or limited questions of Commonwealth constitutional or statutory law presented to it for resolution. Such parochial policy castrates the abstention/certification process and undermines the attitude of comity and federalism that should be fostered between the Puerto Rico Supreme Court and this federal District Court.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
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