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ARITZA
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I
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OBINSON
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Y
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J
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F
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P
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I
VONNE
A
LVAREZ
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ELEZ
,
 Plaintiffs-Appellants
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A
 NA
IUS
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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
-P
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
BRIEF FOR PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS
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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Counsel for Plaintiff-Appellant Ada M. Conde Vidal 
 
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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