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Samuel D. Silva-Ramirez v. Hospital Espanol Auxilio Mutuo de Puerto Rico, Inc., et al.

Paid petition · Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, No. CC-2019-236 · judgment May 10, 2019

Certiorari denied · November 25, 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

I - Is Puerto Rico and its people under the juris­ diction of The United States of America Constitution and under the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amend­ ment, which prohibits state and local government from depriving persons of life, liberty or property without a fair procedure? II - Does a practice that unduly burdens the prac­ tice of religion, without a compelling interest, even though it might be neutral on its face, would it be Un­ constitutional?; and is the enumeration of certain Rights by the Constitution may allow or disparage oth­ ers rights retained by the people?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
Samuel David Silva-Ramirez

For respondent
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Case

Conference history
Distributed for 2 conferences

Proceedings

  1. Jan 21 2020
    Rehearing DENIED.
  2. Dec 30 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/17/2020.
  3. Dec 20 2019
    Petition for Rehearing filed.
  4. Nov 25 2019
    Petition DENIED.
  5. Nov 06 2019
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
  6. Sep 16 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due October 21, 2019)