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Ray Leonerdirt Díaz-Santiago v. José Sánchez-Acosta, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, No. 24-1256 · judgment October 7, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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Whether the First Circuit erred in holding that Petitioner’s contractual and constitutional rights were discharged under PROMESA’s Title III Plan of Adjustment despite certified, self-authenticating government records demonstrating the existence of an active and enforceable government contract, in conflict with Federal Rules of Evidence 902 and longstanding Fifth Amendment protections for vested property rights.
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Whether the First Circuit violated the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause by issuing a mandate without adjudicating constitutional claims supported by self-authenticating electronic government communications transmitted under federally authorized
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Ray Leonerdirt Díaz Santiago
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Apr 27 2026Petition DENIED.
- Apr 08 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/24/2026.
- Dec 16 2025Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due March 23, 2026)