Peguero-Moronta, et al v. Santiago, et al

Filing 230

ORDER denying 226 Motion to Stay, for failure to post a supersedeas bond, and denying request for injunctive and corrective relief; granting 227 Motion for Contempt, as detailed in the expanded Order attached herein. Show Cause Hearing set for 11/13/2008 02:00 PM in Courtroom 7 before the undersigned . Defendants must be present at the hearing and the court expects to make a bench ruling on the issue of contempt with immediate incarceration if the finding is adverse to Defendants. Signed by Chief Judge Jose A Fuste on 11/06/08. (mrj)

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U N I T E D STATES DISTRICT COURT D I S T R I C T OF PUERTO RICO M I G U E L I N A PEGUERO MORONTA, e t al., Plaintiffs, v. C A R L O S GABRIEL SANTIAGO, et al., D e fe n da n ts . C i v . No. 01-1390 (JAF)

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ORDER T h e Motion for stay pending appeal, Docket Document No. 226, is D E N I E D for failure to post a supersedeas bond. The supersedeas bond f i l e d previously on October 10, 2007, Docket Document No. 204, was i s s u e d by the bonding company for a previous appeal only and, by its t e r m s , is not extendable to the present appeal. That part of the m o t i o n requesting injunctive and corrective relief is also DENIED. T h e Motion for a finding of contempt, Docket Document No. 227, is G R A N T E D as follows: The Defendants will show cause on November 13,

2 0 0 8 , at 2:00 P.M., as to why they should not be incarcerated for c i vi l contempt for failure to reinstate Plaintiffs as previously

o r d e r e d by this court.

Defendants must be present at the hearing and

t h e court expects to make a bench ruling on the issue of contempt with i m m e d i a t e incarceration if the finding is adverse to Defendants. I T IS SO ORDERED. S a n Juan, Puerto Rico, this 6 th day of November, 2008. S / J o s é Antonio Fusté JOSE ANTONIO FUSTE U . S. District Judge