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COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE
SAN JUAN SUPERIOR COURT
Hon. ngel Martnez Santiago
Hon. Migdalia Padilla Alvelo
Hon. Itzamar Pea Ramrez
Hon. Jos O. Prez Rosa
Hon. Antonio L. Soto Torres
Hon. Jos E. Melndez Ortiz
Hon. Mara M. Charbonier Laureano
Hon. Carlos Johnny Mndez Nuez

CIVIL NUM. SJ2015CV00084

COURTROOM: 904

PLAINTIFFS
vs.
Hon. Alejandro Garca Padilla
Governor of Puerto Rico
Hon. Csar A. Miranda Rodrguez
Secretary of Justice
DEFENDANTS

ABOUT:
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING
ORDER; PRELIMINARY AND
PERMANENT INJUNCTION;
DECLARATORY JUDGMENT;
MANDAMUS AND
PROVISIONAL REMEDY UNDER
RULE 56

ORDER
Having examined the complaint, filed electronically on March 25, 2015, and
brought to our consideration that same day, this Court denies the request for a
provisional injunction. Considering the extraordinary nature of the request for a
preliminary injunction presented by the plaintiffs, a hearing is set only to the effect of
clarifying whether this extraordinary requested remedy proceeds on April 9, 2015 at
9:30 a.m. in courtroom 904.
To the mentioned hearing the attorneys for the parties should appear prepared
for the following:
1. Explain in a concise and narrative way the pertinent actions in which their
reason for requesting, denying, or intervening, relies. All participants will join
efforts to identify the most important acts to the controversy.
2. Formalize stipulations, announce witnesses and documentary evidence to be
offered and examine the possibility of an agreement. To these effects, each
lawyer should be authorized by their represented or in the alternative they
should be assisted on that day or have available telephonic communication
with their lawyer from the courtroom.
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3. Discuss his legal theory.

4. The celebration of an evidentiary hearing.
The plaintiffs should serve, and also notify of this order with a copy of the
complaint to all of the defendants before April 1, 2015, in conformity with Rule 4.4
of Civil Procedure. Rule 57.2 of Civil Procedure; Corujo Collazo v. Viera Martnez,
111 D.P.R. 552, 556-557 (1981).
Parties should include in their motions a fax number and their e-mail.
The defendants are warned that if they do not appear at the hearing, the court
will proceed to hold the hearing, without citing them or hearing them and may issue the
preliminary injunction requested.
We warn the defendants that this complaint should be handled through the
electronic system SUMAC. By which they should comply with the ordered in
Administrative Order Num. OA-JP2013-173 issued by the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, Hon. Federico Hernndez Denton which came into
effect on January 28, 2014 and all administrative orders approved because of that
order.
The handling of this case will be electronically in compliance with the
aforementioned.
Notify.
In San Juan, Puerto Rico on March 25, 2015

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NGEL R. PAGN OCASIO
Superior Judge

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