Diffenderfer v. Gomez-Colon, No. 08-2139 (1st Cir. 2009)

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This opinion or order relates to an opinion or order originally issued on November 19, 2009.

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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Nos. 08-2139, 09-1742, 09-1743 SYLVIA DIFFENDERFER, on behalf of herself and as a representative of the class herein defined; ROBERT MCCARROLL, on behalf of himself and as a representative of the class herein defined, Plaintiffs, Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. RAMON E. GOMEZ-COLON, President of the State Electoral Commission of Puerto Rico; WALTER VELEZ-RODRIGUEZ, Secretary of the State Electoral Commission of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Defendants, Appellants, GERARDO CRUZ-MALDONADO, Electoral Commissioner of Popular Democratic Party; JUAN DALMAU-RODRIGUEZ, Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party; NELSON ROSARIO-RODRIGUEZ, Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party; EDWIN MUNDO-RIOS, Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party; JOHN DOE, Defendants. ERRATA SHEET The opinion of this Court issued on November 19, 2009, is amended as follows: On page 10, line 13, the phrase "attorney's fees does not create a stake in the outcome sufficient" should not be underlined.

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