No. 18-1444

Wilson J. Soto Nieves, et al. v. Department of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, et al.

Lower Court: Puerto Rico
Docketed: 2019-05-17
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response WaivedRelisted (2)
Tags: 14th-amendment administrative-action administrative-process commonwealth-of-puerto-rico constitutional-rights due-process liberty-interest public-information puerto-rico-law state-courts
Key Terms:
DueProcess FourthAmendment
Latest Conference: 2019-11-22 (distributed 2 times)
Question Presented (AI Summary)

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

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico can obviate the mandate of the 14th Amendment of the US. 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.

Docket Entries

2019-11-25
Rehearing DENIED.
2019-11-06
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019.
2019-10-29
2019-10-07
Petition DENIED.
2019-06-19
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/1/2019.
2019-06-14
Waiver of right of respondents Department of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, et al. to respond filed.
2019-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 17, 2019)
2019-04-05
Application (18A1023) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until May 20, 2019.
2019-04-02
Application (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.

Attorneys

Department of the Family of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, et al.
Carlos Lugo-Fiol — Respondent
Carlos Lugo-Fiol — Respondent
Wilson J. Soto Nieves, et al.
Antonio Borres-OteroAntonio Borres Otero Law Office, Petitioner
Antonio Borres-OteroAntonio Borres Otero Law Office, Petitioner