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COM. OF PUERTO RICO BY HERNANDEZ COLON v. WALTERS

Civ. No. 84-2606.

660 F.Supp. 1230 (1987)

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, by Rafael HERNANDEZ COLON, Its Governor, Juan M. Rivera, Secretary of Labor and Human Resources, and Andres Serrano, Director, Puerto Rico Veterans Affairs Bureau, Plaintiffs, v. Harry N. WALTERS, Administrator of Veterans Affairs of the United States, John Vogel, Chief Benefits Director, Veterans Administration, Herbert B. Mars, Acting Director, Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Administration, Charles C. Freeman, Director VA Medical and Regional Office Center, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

April 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcos A. Ramírez-Lavandero, Ramirez & Ramirez, San Juan, P.R., for plaintiffs.

Gary H. Montilla, Asst. U.S. Atty., Daniel López Romo, U.S. Atty., Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., San Juan, P.R., for defendants.

OPINION AND ORDER

FUSTE, District Judge.

This is an action filed by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico against the named defendants, seeking declaratory, injunctive, and mandamus relief. The claim by the Commonwealth is to the effect that defendants jointly and severally have incurred in constitutional violations by reducing Puerto Rico veterans' 100% disability compensation benefits in a discriminatory manner. The Commonwealth attempts to sustain its capacity...

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