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M
ARITZA
L
OPEZ
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D
ELIA
R
IVERA
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J
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T
HOMAS
J.
R
OBINSON
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Z
ULMA
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LIVERAS
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Y
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J
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V
ELEZ
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F
AVIOLA
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P
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I
VONNE
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LVAREZ
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ELEZ
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Plaintiffs-Appellants
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v.
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R
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RMENDARIZ
, in her official capacity as Secretary of the Health Department of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; W
ANDA
L
LOVET
D
IAZ
, in her official capacity as the Director of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico Registrar of Vital Records; A
LEJANDRO
J.
G
ARCIA
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ADILLA
, in his official capacity as Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; J
UAN
C.
Z
ARAGOSA
-G
OMEZ
, in his official capacity as Director of the Treasury in Puerto Rico,
Defendants-Appellees.
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in Case No. 3:14-cv-01253, Judge Juan M. Pérez-Giménez
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January 26, 2015
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Case: 14-2184 Document: 00116791738 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/26/2015 Entry ID: 5882472
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Case: 14-2184 Document: 00116791738 Page: 2 Date Filed: 01/26/2015 Entry ID: 5882472
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Case: 14-2184 Document: 00116791738 Page: 3 Date Filed: 01/26/2015 Entry ID: 5882472
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