Hernandez-Montanez v. Financial Oversight & Management Bd. for P.R., No. 21-1581 (1st Cir. 2023)
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The First Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court dismissing this suit brought by Plaintiff in the District of Puerto Rico against the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico (the FOMB) on jurisdictional grounds pursuant to Article III of the United States Constitution, holding that there was no error.
Plaintiff brought this suit in his official capacity as both a member and the minority leader of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, alleging that the FOMB violated the Territories Clause of the federal Constitution by nullifying a law that established the Commonwealth's budget and replacing it with the FOMB's own budget. The district court dismissed the claims for lack of jurisdiction. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that Plaintiff lacked Article III standing to bring his claims.
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