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Wilson J. Soto Nieves, et al. v. Department of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, et al.
Paid petition · Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, No. CC-2018-0706 · judgment October 5, 2018
Certiorari denied · October 7, 2019
Pre-decision estimate: 0% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico can obviate the mandate of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. constitution prohibiting a state to deprive a citizen of its liberty interest in accessing information deemed public information by allowing an insufficient process to remain in place therefore depriving the citizen of due process of law.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Antonio Borres-Otero
Antonio Borres Otero Law Office
For respondent
Carlos Lugo-Fiol
Proceedings
- Nov 25 2019Rehearing DENIED.
- Nov 06 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
- Oct 29 2019Petition for Rehearing filed.
- Oct 07 2019Petition DENIED.
- Jun 19 2019DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
- Jun 14 2019Waiver of right of respondents Department of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, et al. to respond filed.
- May 15 2019Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2019)
- Apr 05 2019Application (18A1023) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until May 20, 2019.
- Apr 02 2019Application (18A1023) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 18, 2019 to May 20, 2019, submitted to Justice Breyer.