Category: First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

IN RE GRAND JURY SUBPOENA. No. 92-1881.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted August 14, 1992. Decided August 31, 1992. Page 46 Albert F. Cullen, Jr., Susan A. Correia and Cullen Butters, Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellant. A. John Pappalardo, U.S. Atty., and Mark W. Pearlstein, Boston, Mass., Asst. U.S. Atty., on brief, for […]

Theresa MILLIKEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. J.F. GLEASON, Jr., in his capacity as Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, Defendant, Appellee. No. 6266.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 7, 1964. Decided May 21, 1964. Milton Stanzler, Providence, R.I., with whom Richard A. Skolnik and Abedon, Michaelson Stanzler, Providence, R.I., were on brief, for appellant. Alan S. […]

Charles E. SAWYER, Trustee, v. ROCHESTER TRUST CO. No. 2632.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 6, 1932. See, also, 45 F.2d 867. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire; George F. Morris, Judge. Harry Shapiro, of Boston, Mass. (Alexander G. Gould, of Boston, Mass., on the […]

ISRAEL ALICEA ROSADO, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. RAMON GARCIA SANTIAGO ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 76-1429.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 16, 1977. Decided September 13, 1977. Page 115 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 116 Ronaldo Rodriguez Ossorio, […]

FELIX TORRES, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 81-1606.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 5, 1982. Decided May 3, 1982. Anne Buxton Sobol, Atty., Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Raymond L. Acosta, U.S. Atty., San Juan, P. R., J. Paul McGrath, Asst. Atty. […]

Juan T. PENAGARICANO, Acting Economic Stabilization Administrator, Defendant, Appellant, v. ALLEN CORPORATION et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees. No. 5438.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 4, 1959. Page 551 Edgar S. Belaval, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Francisco Espinosa, Jr., Acting Atty. Gen., and Arturo Estrella, Page 552 Asst. Atty. Gen., were on brief, for […]

Derek GLACKEN, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Thomas DICKHAUT, Superintendent, Souza Baranowski Correctional Facility, Respondent, Appellee. No. 09-1491.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted October 7, 2009. Decided November 3, 2009. Appeal from the District of Massachusetts, William G. Young, J. Page 548 Joseph J. Balliro, Jr., and Balliro Mondano, on brief for appellant. Martha Coakley, Attorney […]

MIGUEL DE CASENAVE AND MARIA ANGELICA MORALES DE CASENAVE, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 92-2102.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 5, 1993. April 20, 1993. Page 12 Eduardo E. Betancourt, with whom Hernandez Sanchez Law Firm was on brief, for appellants. James G. Touhey, Jr., Trial Atty., with […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joanne RICHARDSON, Defendant, Appellant. No. 04-1617.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 3, 2005. Decided August 30, 2005. Page 18 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, William G. Young, J. Page 19 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

JOSE E. MUNIZ RAMIREZ, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. PUERTO RICO FIRE SERVICES, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 84-1650.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 8, 1985. Decided April 1, 1985. Howard Charles, Carolina, P.R., with whom Roberto Schmidt Monge, Sol. Gen. and Gerardo Mariani, Asst. Sol. Gen., Dept. of Justice, San Juan, P.R., were on […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. EDWIN L. SULLIVAN, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 74-1020.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 6, 1974. Decided June 4, 1974. Page 147 Peter Lawson Kennedy, Providence, R. I., with whom Adler, Pollock Sheehan, Providence, R. I., was on brief, for defendant, appellant. Lauren S. Kahn, Dept. of Justice, with […]

PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL RICE MILLS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FABREGAS CO., Inc., Defendant, Appellee. No. 5471.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 3, 1959. Page 51 Joshua Hellinger, San Juan, P.R., for appellant on statement on appeal under Rule 39(a). J.A. Cintron Rivera, George Weasler, Santurce, P.R., and Francisco Castro Amy, San Juan, P.R., for […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. FREDERICK MARSH,[*] DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 82-1888.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 10, 1984. Decided July 17, 1984. [*] This opinion also covers Nos. 82-1889, United States v. Anouncio Archbold; 82-1890, United States v. Jean Archbold; 82-1891, United States v. Fernandez Barker; 82-1892, United States v. Jose Ospina; […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ALEXANDER AND ALBERT CRANSTON, DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. BERNARD CRANSTON, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 81-1481, 81-1482.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted May 7, 1982. Decided August 13, 1982. Page 57 Willie J. Davis, Boston, Mass., on brief for appellants in 81-1481. Owen S. Walker, Federal […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. LOWELL CORRUGATED CONTAINER CORPORATION, Respondent. No. 7568.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. September 30, 1970. Allison W. Brown, Jr., Washington, D.C., with whom Arnold Ordman, Gen. Counsel, Dominick L. Manoli, Associate Gen. Counsel, and Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, were on brief, for petitioner. Harold N. Mack, with […]

ARLENE MARTIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. DANA MARRINER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. ARLENE MARTIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. DANA MARRINER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. Nos. 89-1920, 89-2063.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted February 13, 1990. Decided June 8, 1990. George M. Martin and Arlene Martin, on brief pro se. Richard S. Cohen, […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. PETER NOONE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 90-1664.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 6, 1991. Decided July 16, 1991. Owen S. Walker, Federal Defender Office, for defendant, appellant. Mary Elizabeth Carmody, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Wayne A. Budd, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee. Appeal from the United States […]

JOHN SIMAS, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION OF FALL RIVER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, INTERVENOR, APPELLANT. JAMES N. GRAY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION OF FALL RIVER, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES, COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, INTERVENOR, APPELLANT. JAMES N. GRAY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. QUAKER FABRIC CORPORATION OF FALL RIVER, ET AL., […]

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. John C. LARRABEE, Defendant, Appellant. No. 00-1292.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 8, 2000. Decided February 14, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Douglas P. Woodlock, J. Page 19 John D. Donovan, Jr., with whom Jennifer A. Drohan and Ropes Gray were […]

ANDREW DAY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. MASSACHUSETTS AIR NATIONAL GUARD, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE, JAMES DUCLOS, RICHARD DUQUETTE, JAMES TOWLE, DUANE CATON, JAMES BALISLE, AND JOHN DOES 1-8, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 98-1727.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 29, 1999. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS […]

HOUSE OF FLAVORS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. TFG MICHIGAN, L.P., Defendant, Appellant. No. 10-2086.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 2, 2011. Decided June 23, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, D. Brock Hornby, J. Page 36 Richard F. Ensor with whom Vantus Law Group, P.C., Alexia […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RICHARD GRANDMONT, APPELLANT. No. 81-1530.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued April 8, 1982. Decided June 16, 1982. Page 868 Jamie N. Hage, Derry, N. H., for appellant. Robert T. Kennedy, Sp. Asst. U.S. Atty., Concord, N. H., with whom W. Stephen Thayer, III, U.S. Atty., Concord, N. H., […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. MARK A. SKRODZKI, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 93-1339.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 8, 1993. Decided November 17, 1993. Page 199 Stewart T. Graham, Jr., by Appointment of the Court, with whom Graham Graham, Springfield, MA, was on brief, for defendant, appellant. C. Jeffrey Kinder, Asst. U.S. Atty., […]

Damon BROWN, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Michael T. MALONEY, et al., Respondents, Appellees. No. 00-2556.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 6, 2001. Decided October 11, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 142 F.Supp.2d 135, Morris E. Lasker, Senior District Judge. Page 37 Benjamin H. Keehn, Committee for […]

BLANCHARD LUMBER CO. v. METCALF.[*] No. 1779.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 3, 1925. Rehearing Denied March 20, 1925. [*] Certiorari denied 45 S. Ct. 513, 69 L. Ed. ___. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James Arnold Lowell, Judge. Suit in admiralty by Jesse H. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ALVAN COLON LESPIER ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 75-1479.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 8, 1977. Decided June 24, 1977. Page 625 Michael D. Ratner, New York City, with whom Margaret L. Ratner, New York City, was on brief, for appellants. Mervyn Hamburg, Atty., Dept. of Justice, […]

IN RE GERALD NAMENSON, BANKRUPT, APPELLANT. No. 76-1529.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued March 9, 1977. Decided June 7, 1977. Page 1068 Samuel Newman, Boston, Mass., for appellant. Daniel Briansky, Boston, Mass., for appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, MOORE[*] and CAMPBELL, Circuit […]

RANDALL S. HOWSE, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. ZIMMER MANUFACTURING CO., INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 84-1611.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued December 7, 1984. Decided March 26, 1985. Mark L. Donahue, Braintree, Mass., with whom Richard E. Blumsack, Somerville, Mass., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Robert S. Kutner, Boston, Mass., with whom Casner, Edwards Roseman, […]

MICHAEL JOHNSON, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. NATIONAL SEA PRODUCTS, LTD., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 94-1105.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard August 1, 1994. Decided September 20, 1994. Page 627 Joseph G. Abromovitz, with whom Marsha A. Morello, George F. Leahy and Abromovitz Leahy, P.C., Boston, MA, were on brief for appellants. Brian P. Voke, […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. RANDY LaPLANTE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 94-1090.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted July 12, 1994. Decided July 15, 1994. Martin D. Boudreau, North Quincy, MA, on brief, for appellant. Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., and Mark W. Pearlstein, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, on brief, for appellee. Appeal from the United […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. RAFAEL PORTELA, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. FRANCISCO VILLAMAN-RODRIGUEZ DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. JUAN A. CARRASQUILLO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. Nos. 97-2353, 97-2354, 97-2355.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 9, 1999. APPEALS FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [HON. […]

RAY MARSHALL, SECRETARY OF LABOR, ETC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. ERIN FOOD SERVICES, INC., D/B/A BURGER KING, AND DAVID W. MURRAY, DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 80-1765.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted December 11, 1981. Decided February 22, 1982. Page 230 Joseph Williams, and Kfoury Williams, Manchester, N. H., on brief for defendants, appellants. T. Timothy Ryan, […]

CLAMP-ALL CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. CAST IRON SOIL PIPE INSTITUTE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 87-1697.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 4, 1988. Decided June 30, 1988. Page 479 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 480 Richard S. […]

Barbara OUBER, Petitioner, Appellee, v. Barbara GUARINO, Respondent, Appellant. No. 01-2390.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 4, 2002. Decided June 17, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Reginald C. Lindsay, J. Page 20 Linda A. Wagner, Assistant Attorney General, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, with whom Thomas F. […]

JAMES MENDELSON, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. MAPLEWOOD POULTRY COMPANY, ET AL., APPELLEES. No. 82-1254.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued June 7, 1982. Decided July 23, 1982. Page 181 Irving Isaacson, Lewiston, Me., with whom Robert B. Gregory and Brann Isaacson, Lewiston, Me., were on brief, for appellants. Michael J. Pearce, Portland, Me., with whom […]

Linda L. LALONDE, et al., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. TEXTRON, INC.; Textron Savings Plan; Textron Savings Plan Committee; Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company and John Does 1-10, Defendants, Appellees. Machelle A. Simon-Grech, et al., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Textron, Inc.; Textron Savings Plan; Textron Savings Plan Committee; Putnam Fiduciary Trust Company and John Does 1-10, Defendants, Appellees. Nos. […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alexander MURIEL-CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-2075.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 7, 2004. Decided June 15, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Hector M. Laffitte, J. Page 10 Elaine Mittleman, for appellant. Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant United States Attorney, […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Joseph PELLETIER, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1287.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 5, 2006. Decided November 28, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, George Z. Singal, J. Page 195 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

CONGRESS CREDIT CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. AJC INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 94-1766.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 7, 1994. Decided December 15, 1994. Page 687 Ronald L. Rosenbaum, with whom Woods, Rosenbaum, Luckeroth Perez Gonzalez, San Juan, PR, was on brief, for appellant. Brian K. Tester, with whom Richard A. […]

Robert P. GOODRICH, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Timothy HALL, Superintendent, Respondent, Appellee. No. 05-2166.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 4, 2006. Decided May 18, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Nancy Gertner, J. Page 46 Jill Brenner Meixel, with whom Peter E. Gelhaar and Donnelly, Conroy Gelhaar, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. PRESTON T. PATTERSON, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. BENJAMIN DEMAGISTRIS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 80-1213, 80-1214.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued November 6, 1980. Decided March 9, 1981. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 15, 1981. Page 891 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES […]

NEW COMM WIRELESS SERVICES, INC., d/b/a Movistar, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. SPRINTCOM, INC., and Sprint Spectrum LP, Defendants, Appellants. Centennial Puerto Rico License Corp., Intervenor, Appellant. Nos. 01-2541, 01-2603.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 7, 2002. Decided April 5, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Gustavo […]

Jose Calvino OZORES v. Herman L. COCHRAN, Trustee. No. 2921.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 11, 1934. Appeal from the District Court of the United States of Puerto Rico. PER CURIAM. Upon motions, the appeal herein is dismissed, with costs to the appellee. Page 93

GAUTHIER v. FONALLEDAS et al. No. 4661.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 22, 1953. Page 481 John Dubé, New York City, and E.L. Belen Trujillo, Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico (C.H. Julia, San Juan, Puerto Rico, on brief), for appellant. Virgilio Brunet, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico (Luis Miranda Correa, Barrio Obrero, San Juan, Puerto […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. FARRIS YAZBECK, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 75-1139.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 6, 1975. Decided October 31, 1975. Page 642 Joseph F. Flynn, Boston, Mass., for defendant-appellant. Robert L. Gammell, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R. I., was on brief, for appellee. Appeal […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. BIRD MACH. CO. No. 4219.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 20, 1947. Page 590 Petition for Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations Board. Proceeding by the National Labor Relations Board against Bird Machine Company for an enforcement of an order of the board. Decree enforcing order […]

Benjamin CHRISTOPHER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. STANLEY-BOSTITCH, INC. Defendant, Appellee. No. 00-1387.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 2, 2000. Decided February 27, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, William G. Young, Chief District Judge. Page 96 Arthur J. Broadhurst, with whom John F. Lakin and Broadhurst, Lakin […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. WORCESTER WOOLEN MILLS CORPORATION. No. 4346.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 4, 1948. Page 14 Petition for Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations Board. Petition by National Labor Relations Board to enforce its order against Worcester Woolen Mills Corporation. Order enforced. Louis Libbin, of Washington, […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. SOMERSET SHOE CO. No. 3482.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 9, 1940. Page 682 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 683 Petition for Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations Board. Petition […]

Solange Leveillard RAVIX, et al., Petitioners, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 08-1128.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted November 4, 2008. Decided January 12, 2009. Page 43 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 44 Susanna L. Shafer […]

Ganiyu DISU, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, United States Attorney General, Respondent. No. 02-2680.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted June 25, 2003. Decided July 31, 2003. Appeal from the Court of Appeals, Lynch, Circuit Judge. Page 14 David L. Yavner was on brief, for petitioner. Robert D. McCallum, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, and […]

DEREK WESLEY HALL, PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. PAUL DiPAOLO, SUPERINTENDENT, MASSACHUSETTS CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION — NORFOLK, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 95-1379.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 7, 1995. Decided January 3, 1996. Rehearing Denied February 5, 1996. Page 244 Richard B. Klibaner with whom Klibaner Sabino was on brief, Cambridge, MA, for appellant. William J. Meade, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. MARK DESMARAIS, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 75-1253.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 17, 1976. Thomas C. Kenny and Burres Kenny, Amherst, Mass., on brief, for defendant-appellant. James N. Gabriel, U.S. Atty. and David P. Twomey, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellee. Appeal from the United States […]

Clyde N. VLASS, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. RAYTHEON EMPLOYEES DISABILITY TRUST; Raytheon Company; Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Defendants, Appellants. No. 00-1956.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 5, 2001. Decided March 26, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Joseph L. Tauro, J. Page 28 Stephen S. Churchill, with […]

DESPIAU v. UNITED STATES CASUALTY CO. No. 3144.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 5, 1937. Page 271 Appeal from the District Court of United States for the District of Puerto Rico. Action by Aurea Despiau, Viuda De Mangual against the United States Casualty Company. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals. On motion to dismiss […]

JAMES WINN, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. MARGARET HECKLER, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 84-1691.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted February 8, 1985. Decided May 23, 1985. William G. Savastano, North Smithfield, R.I., on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Robert L. Gammell, Asst. U.S. Atty., and Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Deborah WOODARD, Defendant, Appellant. No. 01-2229.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 7, 2002. Decided May 31, 2002. Page 96 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 97 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. […]

JOSE BERRIOS RIVERA, ETC., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. BRITISH ROPES, LTD., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES, v. HARNISCHFEGER CORPORATION, DEFENDANT AND THIRD-PARTY PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. LEVITT SONS OF PUERTO RICO, INC., THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT, APPELLANT, v. COMMERCIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, ADDITIONAL THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. JOSE BERRIOS RIVERA, ETC., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. BRITISH ROPES, LTD., ET […]

Artemio IGLESIAS COSTAS et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SECRETARY OF FINANCE OF PUERTO RICO, Defendant-Appellee. No. 4875.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 30, 1955. G. Ortiz del Rivero, San Juan, Puerto Rico, with whom J.J. Ortiz Alibran, San Juan, Puerto Rico, was on brief, for appellants. Page 652 José A. García-Malpica, Asst. Atty. Gen., […]

HOSPITAL SAN JORGE, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION AND WELFARE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 78-1333.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 9, 1979. Decided May 17, 1979. Page 685 Eduardo Morales Coll, Santurce, P. R., for plaintiff, appellant. Annette H. Blum, Asst. Regional Atty., New York City, with […]

CENTRAL VERMONT RY. CO. et al. v. MARSCH et al. No. 2653.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 31, 1932. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James A. Lowell, Judge. Suit by the Central Vermont Railway Company and others against the Southern New England Railroad Corporation, wherein […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. WILLIAM CLAYTON, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 71-1091, 71-1092.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 28, 1971. Page 17 William J. Mulligan, Milwaukee, Wis., with whom Gary A. Gerlach and Hayes, Peck, Perry Gerlach, Milwaukee, Wis., were on brief, for appellant. Paul F. Ware, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Trevor Royce TEAGUE, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-1789.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted October 2, 2006. Decided November 29, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, William G. Young, J. Arza Feldman and Steven A. Feldman, on brief, for appellant. Timothy Q. Feeley, […]

EASTERN BRIDGE, LLC; Isaacson Structural Steel, Inc.; Vanguard Manufacturing, Inc.; Monadnock Forest Products, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Elaine L. CHAO, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor; and John L. Henshaw, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Defendants, Appellees. No. 02-1908.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 6, 2002. […]

BALLESTER-RIPOLL v. COURT OF TAX APPEALS OF PUERTO RICO et al. No. 3918.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 5, 1944. Page 12 Appeal from Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Proceeding by Francisco Ballester-Ripoll against the Court of Tax Appeals of Puerto Rico and others to review a decision imposing additional taxes. From a decision […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. Leo V. FELTON; Erica Chase, Defendants, Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Nos. 02-2414, 03-1089, 03-1441.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 6, 2005. Decided July 29, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Nancy Gertner, J. Page 98 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

Xiaofeng LIU, Petitioner, v. Michael B. MUKASEY, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 08-1350.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted January 7, 2009. Decided January 12, 2009. Pettioned for review of dicision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Page 38 Martin D. Harris, on brief, for petitioner. Gregory G. Katsas, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Terri […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jude CELESTIN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 09-1161.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 7, 2010. Decided July 14, 2010. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Mark L. Wolf, J. Page 15 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

ROBERT E. HIGGINS, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. NEW BALANCE ATHLETIC SHOE, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 99-1043.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard August 4, 1999. Decided October 22, 1999. Page 253 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MAINE [HON. MORTON A. BRODY, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE] Page 254 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Steven K. BROWN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 01-1868.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 6, 2002. Decided July 16, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, Gene Carter, J. Page 153 James Patrick Bardsley, with whom Law Office of Bardsley Gray, was on […]

ESTATE OF JOAN E. SPINOSA, BY HAZEL DITTRICH, ADMINISTRATRIX. ESTATE OF LAURIE ANN SPINOSA, BY HAZEL DITTRICH, ADMINISTRATRIX. PAUL SPINOSA, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 79-1050.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 5, 1979. Decided April 24, 1980. Page 1155 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alexis ALVERIO-MELÉNDEZ, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Armando Gómez-Ortiz, Defendant, Appellant. Nos. 09-2269, 09-2277.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 4, 2010. Decided April 1, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, José A. Fusté, J. Page 413 […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. ONE PARCEL OF REAL PROPERTY, ETC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. APPEAL OF PAUL A. LATRAVERSE, SR., CLAIMANT, APPELLANT. No. 88-1817.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 6, 1989. Decided April 21, 1989. Page 8 John A. Baccari with whom Thomas C. Troy and Troy Baccari, Wakefield, Mass., were on […]

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Jose M. CASTILLO, a/k/a Richard Lara, a/k/a Daniel, Defendant, Appellant. No. 01-1010.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 6, 2001. Decided April 19, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Joseph L. Tauro, J. Page 22 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

JAMES G. HACHEY, JR., PETITIONER, v. STATE OF MAINE ET AL., RESPONDENTS. Misc. No. 534.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted December 29, 1971. Decided January 11, 1972. James G. Hachey, Jr., pro se, on application for certificate of probable cause and brief in support thereof. Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. ANTONIO BIERD, Defendant, Appellant. No. 98-2178United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 28, 2000 APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [HON. WILLIAM G. YOUNG, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE] Page 16 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF […]

SARAH COVENTRY, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. T. SARDELLI SONS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. No. 75-1199.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 4, 1975. John R. Schovee, Rochester, N. Y., with whom Schovee Boston, P. C., Rochester, N. Y., George M. Vetter, Jr., and Hinkley, Allen, Salisbury Parsons, Providence, R. I., were on brief, for plaintiff-appellant. Herbert B. […]

AIDA GUZMAN DE FONT ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 71-1124.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 16, 1971. Decided January 6, 1972. Antonio Montalvo-Nazario, San Juan, P. R., with whom Segurola Montalvo, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for plaintiffs-appellants. Morton Hollander, Atty., Dept. of Justice, […]

ALVAN H. WOLF, Plaintiff, APPELLEE, v. RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 95-1440.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 6, 1995. Decided December 11, 1995. Page 445 James A. Young with whom Michael J. Burns, Christie, Pabarue, Mortensen Young, P.C., Philadelphia, PA and Cheri L. Crow, Boston, MA, were on brief for […]

MIGUEL ANGEL CHAPARRO-FEBUS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1575, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 92-1658.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 6, 1992. Decided December 31, 1992. As Amended January 4, 1993. Page 326 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE […]

José Fernando RODRÍGUEZ-ORTIZ, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. MARGO CARIBE, INC.; Michael J. Spector, Defendants, Appellees. No. 06-1765.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 5, 2007. Decided June 18, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Juan M. Pérez-Giménez, J., 2005 WL 2077793. Page 93 Celina Romany Siaca, with […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. PAUL OCHS, JR., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RICHARD DRAY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 87-1465, 87-1501.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 7, 1988. Decided March 15, 1988. Page 516 Earle C. Cooley with whom Thomas G. Guiney and Cooley, Manion, Moore Jones, P.C., Boston, Mass., […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. NAI FOOK LI, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. YIU MING KWAN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. JU LIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. BEN LIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. HUI LIN, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. Page 79 UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. MAO BING MU, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE v. SANG LI, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. Nos. […]

COBB et al. v. CITY OF MALDEN et al. No. 4655.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 13, 1953. Page 702 John D. O’Reilly, Jr., Boston, Mass., for appellants. Bernard Kaplan, Malden, Mass., for appellees. Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, and WOODBURY and HARTIGAN, Circuit Judges. HARTIGAN, Circuit Judge. This is an appeal from a […]

BEACON TRUST CO. v. DOLAN. In re JAMES MILLAR CO. No. 2201Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 28, 1928. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James Arnold Lowell, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of James Millar Company, Thomas F. Dolan, trustee. From an order […]

Susan BEAUMONT, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Alexander C. MORGAN, Defendant, Appellee. Susan BEAUMONT, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Christian W. AUSSENHEIMER et al., Defendants, Appellees. Nos. 7516, 7517.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 8, 1970. Page 668 Daniel Klubock, with whom Daniel F. Featherstone, Jr., Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant. Lionel H. Perlo, and […]

UNITED STATES v. DICKINSON. No. 3308.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 15, 1938. Page 66 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Hugh D. McLellan, Judge. Action by Arnold C. Dickinson against the United States of America for income taxes allegedly assessed and collected illegally. From a […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT, v. JAMIEL CHAGRA, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 80-1708.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 8, 1981. Decided June 30, 1981. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 21, 1981. Page 27 Janis M. Berry, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom Edward F. Harrington, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., was on […]

Samuel P. JACKSON, Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 6564.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 6, 1965. Decided December 27, 1965. Page 981 Albert F. Cioffi, Everett, Mass., for appellant. Paul F. Markham, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee. Before […]

CARLOS RIVERA-RAMOS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. JULIO CESAR ROMAN, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. CESAR SOTO, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. CARLOS RIVERA-RAMOS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. JULIO CESAR ROMAN, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. LUIS TORRES-MASSA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. CARLOS RIVERA-RAMOS, ET AL. PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. JULIO CESAR ROMAN, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 98-1021, 98-1022, 98-1023.United States Court of […]

LIONEL AUBIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. STANLEY FUDALA, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. APPEAL OF TOWN OF BEDFORD AND RICHARD AUDETTE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE TOWN OF BEDFORD, DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. LIONEL AUBIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. STANLEY FUDALA, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. LIONEL AUBIN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. MIGUEL GONZALEZ VARGAS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 75-1480.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 8, 1977. Decided June 24, 1977. Page 632 Michael D. Ratner, New York City, with whom Margaret L. Ratner, New York City, was on brief, for defendant, appellant. Mervyn Hamburg, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, […]

PETER A. KOKARAS AND DIANE KOKARAS, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE. No. 92-1616.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 9, 1992. Decided November 23, 1992. David C. Engel with whom Engel and Gearreald, Exeter, N.H., were on brief, for appellants. Elaine Marzetta Lacy, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jeffrey R. Howard, […]

PAUL L. SRIBERG ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. JAMES J. RAYMOND ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 76-1315.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 5, 1976. Decided November 8, 1976. Robert S. Wolfe, Boston, Mass., with whom Sriberg, Berman Wolfe, Boston Mass., was on brief, for appellants. Robert G. Stewart, Boston, Mass., with whom Thomas […]

Edward PAULDING, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Peter ALLEN, Superintendent of Cedar Junction-MCI at Walpole, Respondent, Appellee. No. 04-1283.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 5, 2004. Decided January 5, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, William G. Young, J. Page 281 Stephen Hrones, with whom Hrones Garrity was […]

UNITED STATES v. DUVARNEY. No. 4522.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 12, 1950. Robert D. Branch, Asst. U.S. Atty., Concord, N.H. (John J. Sheehan, U.S. Atty., Concord, N.H., on brief), for appellant. David S. Maclay, Manchester, N.H. (Devine Millimet, Manchester, N.H., on brief), for appellee. Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, and WOODBURY and FAHY, […]

MacNEIL BROS. COMPANY et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Wallace M. COHEN, Defendant-Appellee. No. 5453.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 5, 1959. Page 191 Angus M. MacNeil, Somerville, Mass., on memorandum of appellants in opposition to motion to dismiss. Phillip Cowin, Boston, Mass., on motion of appellee to dismiss and memorandum in support thereof. Before […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. JOHNSON STEEL WIRE CO. No. 3835.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 1, 1943. Page 786 Petition for enforcement of an order of the National Labor Relations Board. Proceeding by the National Labor Relations Board against the Johnson Steel Wire Company for enforcement of an order of the Board. Order […]

LATINO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. CITY OF BOSTON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. CHRISTOPHER A. IANELLA, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. LATINO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. CITY OF BOSTON, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, INTERVENOR, APPELLANT. LATINO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE, INC., […]