No. 19-1305

Wanda Vázquez-Garced, Governor of Puerto Rico, et al. v. Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, et al.

Lower Court: First Circuit
Docketed: 2020-05-20
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: democratic-governance democratic-representation elected-government fiscal-plan fund-reprogramming governance-of-territories oversight-board promesa promesa-section-202 promesa-section-204-c puerto-rico statutory-interpretation territorial-governance
Latest Conference: 2020-09-29
Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Whether the Oversight Board may preemptively override the elected Government's ability to request reprogramming of funds under PROMESA section 204(c) via a blanket ban inserted into an Oversight Board-certified budget under PROMESA section 202.

2. Whether the Oversight Board may, by including in its certified fiscal plan a provision that suspends all reprogramming and prohibits any request from Puerto Rico's elected Government for Oversight Board authorization of reprogramming under PROMESA section 204(c), impose through the fiscal plan a policy recommendation that the Governor previously rejected under PROMESA section 205.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Oversight Board may preemptively override the elected Government's ability to request reprogramming of funds under PROMESA section 204(c) via a blanket ban

Docket Entries

2020-10-05
Petition DENIED.
2020-08-05
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020.
2020-07-31
Reply of petitioners Hon. Wanda Vasquez-Garced, et al. filed. (Distributed)
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2020-07-20
Brief of respondents The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, et al. in opposition filed.
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2020-05-27
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 20, 2020.
2020-05-26
Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 19, 2020 to July 20, 2020, submitted to The Clerk.
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2020-05-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 19, 2020)
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2020-03-05
Application (19A977) granted by Justice Breyer extending the time to file until April 16, 2020.
2020-03-03
Application (19A977) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from March 17, 2020 to April 16, 2020, submitted to Justice Breyer.
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Attorneys

Hon. Wanda Vasquez-Garced, et al.
William J. Sushon — O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Petitioner
The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, et al.
Martin J. Bienenstock — Proskauer Rose LLP, Respondent