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LOPEZ v. COMMONWEALTH OF P.R. STATE ELECTIONS

No. Civ. 98-2157(SEC).

53 F.Supp.2d 541 (1999)

Carlos M. Hernandez LOPEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO STATE ELECTIONS COMMISSION, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico.

June 15, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carlos M. Hernández-López, Hernández & Hernández López, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, for plaintiffs.

Gustavo A. Gelpí-Abarca, Department of Justice Federal Litigation Division, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández, O'Neill & Borges, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico; Ramón L. Walker-Merino, San Juan, Puerto Rico, for defendants.

ORDER

CASELLAS, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is plaintiffs' motion for attorneys fees pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1447(c) for improper removal. (Docket # 15) In essence, plaintiffs claim that defendants' removal was frivolous and thus should be sanctioned for "acting in bad faith, vexatiously and wantonly." The government has filed an opposition, claiming it had a colorable legal basis for removal. Upon review of the parties arguments...

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