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Can plaintiffs sue Puerto Rico government officials in their individual capacities? Two district judges disagree.

Caselaw is evolving on the applicability of the automatic stay to ordinary litigation against Puerto Rico and its governmental officials.

Judge refuses to issue declaratory judgments about Puerto Rico’s use of tax revenues.

Allowing intervention as of right, First Circuit repudiates its own prior authority as ‘pure dicta.’

Courts are reluctant to employ PROMESA as a shield against suits involving government administration.

The automatic stay as applied might sometimes deny constitutional equal protection, judge says.

Puerto Rico unsuccessfully sought to suspend habeas corpus under PROMESA.

Circuit court bars lawsuit by one Puerto Rico bondholder group against another.

Automatic stay not violated without an attempt to collect a claim, Puerto Rico Judge holds.

On stay modification, secured creditors shoulder the entire burden.