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Pierluisi v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico

Petition for certiorari denied on March 27, 2023

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
22-484 1st Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2022

Issue: (1) What standard of review governs a district court"s evaluation of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico"s determination that Puerto Rican legislation "would impair or defeat the purposes of" the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act and its review of that legislation for consistency with the fiscal plan; (2) whether this standard of review requires the Board to reasonably and contemporaneously explain its decisions without relying on post-hoc justifications; and (3) whether the court of appeals erred in affirming the Title III Court"s holding that the Board"s determinations regarding Puerto Rican Acts 47, 82, 138, and 176 were not arbitrary and capricious.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
09/09/2022Application (22A223) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 20, 2022 to November 19, 2022, submitted to The Chief Justice.
09/13/2022Application (22A223) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 19, 2022.
11/18/2022Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 22, 2022)
12/02/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response from December 22, 2022 to February 20, 2023, submitted to The Clerk.
12/05/2022Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 21, 2023. See Rule 30.1.
02/16/2023Motion for leave to file out of time amicus brief filed of Hon. Jose Luis Dalmau.
02/21/2023Brief of respondent Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico in opposition filed.
03/07/2023Reply of petitioner Honorable Pedro Pierluisi, et al. filed. (Distributed)
03/08/2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/24/2023.
03/27/2023Motion for leave to file amicus brief out of time filed by Hon. Jose Luis Dalmau DENIED.
03/27/2023Petition DENIED.