Puerto Rico Bail Law
Posted on June 16th, 2006 by Administrator
In International Fidelity Insurance Co. v. Sanchez-Ramos, 2005 WL 2837459 (D.P.R. October 26, 2005) the surety challenged orders of the Commonwealth authorities that it pay some 176 forfeiture judgments for which it was never given proper notice. The surety asserted causes of action under the U.S. Constitution and federal laws as well as under Puerto Rican law. The court held that it would abstain from hearing the case because pre-existing, ongoing administrative proceedings before the Commissioner of Insurance, and review of those proceedings in the Puerto Rican courts, would give the surety an adequate opportunity to raise its federal claims.
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