OPINION AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. On June 22, 2010, a grand jury returned an indictment against defendants Hector Javier Martinez-Maldonado ("Martinez") and Juan Bravo-Fernandez ("Bravo") (collectively "defendants"). The indictment charges both defendant Martinez and defendant Bravo with conspiracy, interstate travel in aid of racketeering, and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. The indictment also charges defendant Martinez with obstruction of justice. PROCEDURAL...
OPINION AND ORDER JUSTO ARENAS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. This matter is before the court on the co-defendants Miguel Torres-Santiago and Gary Conde-Gonz lez' unopposed motion for reconsideration filed on October 8, 2010 of the court's September 10, 2010 opinion and order (Docket No. 319) denying their motion for judgment as a matter of law. (Docket No. 322.) For the reasons set forth below, the motion is DENIED. I. OVERVIEW This is a case brought under the Civil Rights Act of...
ORDER GUSTAVO A. GELP , District Judge. On September 27, 2010, this court issued an Opinion and Order that adopted in part Magistrate Judge McGiverin's Report and Recommendation relating to the parties' cross petitions for preliminary injunction. ( See Docket No. 220.) The court ordered a preliminary injunction in favor of Defendants, barring Plaintiffs from using the trademark, "Walter Mercado," in connection with business enterprises and representing their ownership of said mark to third...
OPINION AND ORDER JUSTO ARENAS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. This matter is before the court on motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 50(b)(1)(C) filed by the co-defendants, Miguel Torres-Santiago and Gary Conde-Gonz lez, on July 29, 2010. (Docket No. 310.) The co-defendants' motion was opposed by plaintiff, Carmen Burgos-Yantin, on August 12, 2010. (Docket No. 311.) The co-defendants replied on August 26, 2010. (Docket No. 318.) For the reasons set...
OPINION AND ORDER GUSTAVO A. GELP , District Judge. Plaintiffs, nine domiciliaries of Puerto Rico and their respective conjugal partnerships, bring this class action on behalf of themselves and similarly situated consumers in Puerto Rico against Defendants, Horizon Lines Inc. ("Horizon"); Horizon Lines LLC; Horizon Logistics LLC; Horizon Lines of Puerto Rico Inc.; Sea Star Lines LLC ("Sea Star"); and Crowley Liner Services, Inc. ("Crowley"). ( See Docket No. 62.) Plaintiffs allege price-...
OPINION AND ORDER GUSTAVO A. GELP , District Judge. Lead plaintiffs, the General Retirement System of the City of Detroit, Nilda Pico and Jose L. Puig-Rivera (collectively "Plaintiffs"), brought this action individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated against Popular, Inc. ("Popular" or "the Company"), Richard Carrion ("Carrion"), Jorge A. Junquera ("Junquera"), Manuel Morales ("Morales"), Francisco M. Rexach ("Rexach"), Juan J. Bermudez ("Bermudez"), Maria L. Ferre ("Ferre"),...
OPINION AND ORDER JUSTO ARENAS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. As the result of a routine traffic stop by municipal police officers escalating into something much more, Osvaldo Medina-Mercado was shot in the leg and Miguel ngel Burgos in the head. Burgos, a minor, died shortly after being shot. Medina-Mercado died later but not as a result of the injury. This matter is before the court on motion to dismiss claims of plaintiff Osvaldo Medina-Mercado filed by the co-defendants...
OPINION AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is defendants' motion for summary judgment (Docket No. 132), plaintiff's opposition (Docket No. 147), and defendants' reply (Docket No. 166.) On June 10, 2010, the Court granted the defendants' motion for summary judgment and dismissed the case with prejudice. (Docket No. 182.) This opinion sets forth the reasons for that dismissal. I. Background In August, 1998, plaintiff Yanisse Adrian ("Adrian") was seriously injured and is now a...
OPINION AND ORDER JUSTO ARENAS, United States Chief Magistrate Judge. This matter is before the court on motion in limine to strike plaintiffs' proposed expert witness filed by co-defendants ngel Col n-Gonz lez, Miguel Torres-Santiago, Gary Conde-Gonz lez, and Jos R. Alvarado-Almod var on March 12, 2010. (Docket No. 248.) Plaintiffs' opposition was filed on March 26, 2010. (Docket No. 256.) After consideration of the parties' arguments and for the reasons stated below, defendants' motion...
OPINION AND ORDER JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge. Defendant Danny Guzman-Correa ("Defendant" or "Guzman") filed a motion for hearing pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 851(c)(1) (Docket No. 3372) arguing that the information filed by the government requesting an enhancement should not be applied in the instant case. The government responded opposing the Defendant's request. See Docket No. 3391. For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES Defendant's motion. I. BACKGROUND On July 24, 2007,...
OPINION AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. October 9, 2009, plaintiff David Rosado ("Rosado") filed an amended complaint against defendant American Airlines ("American"), alleging violations of: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") and its local counterpart, Puerto Rico Law 44; (2) local statutes prohibiting genderbased discrimination and harassment in the workplace, Puerto Rico Laws 100 and 17, respectively; (3) the local prohibition on wrongful discharge, Puerto Rico Law 80; and (...
