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La Junta asks Supreme Court to toss lawsuits seeking to cancel LUMA contract

The Fiscal Board filed Tuesday to intervene as amicus curiae in cases CT-2025-0006 and CT-2025-0007, arguing the government has no valid grounds to end the deal.

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The Fiscal Supervisory Board asked the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to dismiss the pending lawsuits seeking to cancel the LUMA Energy transmission and distribution contract, entering the dispute directly on Tuesday.[1] La Junta filed a request to intervene as amicus curiae in the consolidated cases CT-2025-0006 and CT-2025-0007.[2] In its brief, the board argued the Government of Puerto Rico does not have valid legal grounds to terminate the grid operation contract under the reasons it cited.[3] The board stated plainly that the government cannot legally end the contract on those grounds.[4] The court, for its part, limited the paperwork. It ruled that no further unsolicited written filings will be accepted in the consolidated LUMA cases unless the court explicitly asks for them.[5] On the LUMA documents retained in the file, the court said it had made no determination on their merits, legal value, or implications.[6] Josué Colón Ortiz, executive director of the AAPP and Energy Czar, said the Tuesday ruling keeping LUMA's documents in the file does not mean the court accepted LUMA's arguments.[7] The amicus filing now puts the board on record against cancellation before the justices weigh the merits.[8]
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  1. The Puerto Rico Fiscal Supervisory Board requested the Supreme Court dismiss pending lawsuits seeking cancellation of the LUMA Energy contract. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  2. The Puerto Rico Fiscal Supervisory Board filed a request on Tuesday with the Puerto Rico Supreme Court to intervene as amicus curiae in the LUMA Energy contract cases CT-2025-0006 and CT-2025-0007. · esnoticiapr.com
  3. The Fiscal Supervisory Board argued the Government of Puerto Rico does not have valid legal grounds to terminate the LUMA Energy power transmission and distribution operation contract. · esnoticiapr.com
  4. The Fiscal Board stated the Puerto Rico government cannot legally terminate the LUMA Energy grid operation contract under the government's cited grounds. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
  5. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ruled that no additional unsolicited written filings will be accepted in the consolidated LUMA Energy legal cases, unless explicitly requested by the court. · Prensa Abierta
  6. The Puerto Rico Supreme Court explicitly stated in its ruling that it had not made any determination on the merits, legal value, or implications of the documents submitted by LUMA Energy. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  7. Josué Colón Ortiz, executive director of Puerto Rico's AAPP and Energy Czar, stated that the Supreme Court's Tuesday ruling retaining LUMA Energy documents in the case file does not mean the court accepted LUMA's arguments. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  8. The Puerto Rico Fiscal Supervisory Board filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in the LUMA Energy contract dispute. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -Puerto Rico
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