Category: First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

IN RE PHILIP G. MENNA. CENTURY 21 BALFOUR REAL ESTATE, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. PHILIP G. MENNA, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 93-1767.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 8, 1993. Decided February 10, 1994. Page 8 Daniel L. Cummings, with whom Norman, Hanson DeTroy, Portland, ME, was on brief for appellant. John E. Geary, Portland, ME, […]

MICHAEL BERRIGAN, RICHARD BURROW, HARVEY FISCHLER AND RICHARD RANDALL, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. GREYHOUND LINES, INC. AND AMALGAMATED COUNCIL OF GREYHOUND LOCAL UNIONS, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 85-1443.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 9, 1985. Decided January 28, 1986. Page 296 Kathryn M. Noonan, with whom McDonald and Noonan, were on brief for plaintiffs, appellants. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JUAN MANUEL SANCHEZ-BARRETO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JACKSON QUINTERO-FIGUEROA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JORGE L. PEREZ-GARCIA, a/k/a PITO CABALLO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. LUIS GARCIA-CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. ELIGIO LOPEZ-AYALA, Defendant, Appellant. […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. PETER N. GEORGACARAKOS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 92-1890.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 7, 1993. Decided March 30, 1993. Page 1290 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 1291 Seth M. Kalberg, Jr., Boston, MA, for […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. EMIRO MIGUEL PASSOS-PATERNINA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ORLANDO ESPINOSA-SANCHEZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. JOSE GILBERTO AREVALO-NAVARRO, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. OSCAR ESTUPINAN-PAREDES, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RICARDO ESTUPINAN-PAREDES, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. United States Court […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Francis Hugh LARKIN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 7178.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 3, 1969. Michael J. Norris, Framingham, Mass., by appointment of the Court, for appellant. Edward J. Lee, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Herbert F. Travers, Jr., U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee. Before ALDRICH, […]

Max P. LASH, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. No. 5190.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 7, 1957. George B. Lourie, Washington, D.C., with whom Arnold R. Cutler, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for petitioner. Karl Schmeidler, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., and […]

GERALD P. KELLEHER, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 86-1134.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 11, 1986. Decided November 26, 1986. Marjorie Heins with whom John Reinstein, Massachusetts Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant. David E. Sullivan, Legal Counsel, Elections Div., […]

In re SUBPOENA TO Michael WITZEL. No. 07-2286.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 5, 2008. Decided July 7, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Douglas P. Woodlock. Page 114 Venkat Balasubramani, with whom Balasubramani Law was on brief for appellant. Jonathan M. Albano, with whom Bingham […]

RUDDYS ANGEL PIMENTAL-ROMERO, ETC., PETITIONERS, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RESPONDENT. No. 91-1942.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 17, 1991. Petition for review of a decision of Immigration and Naturalization Service. Before CAMPBELL, TORRUELLA and SELYA, Circuit Judges. [1] ORDER OF COURT [2] As both parties agree, the instant petition for review must […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RAYMOND LEON CURRIER, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT, v. RAYMOND LEON CURRIER, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. Nos. 86-1908, 86-1909.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued April 9, 1987. Decided June 22, 1987. Page 53 Murrough H. O’Brien, Portland, Me., for Raymond Leon Currier. Paula D. Silsby, Asst. U.S. Atty., […]

ANGEL LUIS COLON-RIVERA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. PUERTO RICO DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 83-1648.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted March 9, 1984. Decided May 31, 1984. Page 805 Sonia Rodriguez Vallecillo, Carolina, P.R., on brief for appellant. Miguel Pagan, Deputy Sol. Gen., and Gerardo Mariani, Asst. Sol. Gen., Dept. of […]

PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES, INC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF PUERTO RICO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 89-1026.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 12, 1989. Decided June 21, 1990. Page 26 Carlos Del Valle with whom Hector Rivera Cruz, Secretary of Justice, Rafael Ortiz Carrion, Sol. Gen., and Ramirez Ramirez, Hato […]

MERCEDES MONTALVO-HUERTAS, ETC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. HECTOR RIVERA-CRUZ, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 89-1252.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 8, 1989. Decided September 20, 1989. Page 972 Luis N. Blanco, Federal Litigation Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom Hon. Rafael Ortiz Carrion, Sol. Gen., and Norma Cotti Cruz, Deputy Sol. […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. NOEL MORALES-DIAZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 90-1306.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted November 21, 1990. Decided February 15, 1991. Page 536 Martha R. Reeves, for appellant. F. Mark Terison, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Richard S. Cohen, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee.[*] [*] This case was submitted on the […]

William M. WELCH, Former Collector, v. NASHUA LOWELL RAILROAD CORPORATION. No. 3616.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 6, 1940. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Hugh D. McLellan, Judge. Joseph N. Jones, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen. (Samuel O. Clark, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., J. Louis […]

NICHOLS, Late Collector of Internal Revenue, v. BRADLEY. No. 2216.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 13, 1928. In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James M. Morton, Jr., Judge. Action by Robert S. Bradley, executor of the estate of Leslie N. Bradley, deceased, against Malcolm E. […]

UNITED STATES of America, Intervenor, Appellant, v. Ernest J. FLOOD, Intervenor, Appellee. No. 5226.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 5, 1957. Decided July 17, 1957. Page 210 Joseph F. Goetten, Atty. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Charles K. Rice, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ellis N. Slack, A.F. Prescott and Fred E. […]

CARLOS TORRES-TROCHE, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. MUNICIPALITY OF YAUCO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 88-1840.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 1, 1988. Decided May 9, 1989. Harry A. Ezratty, San Juan, P.R., with whom Philip E. Roberts, Hato Rey, P.R., was on brief, for plaintiffs, appellants. Guillermo Silva Janer, Hato Rey, P.R., […]

MORA v. MEJIAS. No. 4752.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 24, 1953. Page 378 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 379 James R. Beverley and Francisco Castro Amy, San Juan, Puerto Rico (R. Castro-Fernandez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, […]

SAPC, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 89-1509.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 5, 1990. Decided December 18, 1990. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 15, 1991. Page 361 Mark A. Michelson with whom Brian A. Davis, Kenneth W. Gurge, and Choate, Hall Stewart, Boston, Mass., […]

GEORGE E. WARREN CORPORATION v. PICTON S.S. CO., Limited. No. 3374.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 6, 1938. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Hugh D. McLellan, Judge. In Admiralty. Libel by the Picton Steamship Company, Limited, against the George E. Warren Corporation, for additional expenses […]

DAVIS v. JACOBS. No. 2350.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 22, 1929. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James M. Morton, Judge. In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Mary I. Davis, bankrupt. On bankrupt’s petition for discharge, opposed by Philip W. Jacobs, trustee. A discharge was […]

MARK J. FOURNIER, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. CHARLES REARDON, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 98-1316.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 11, 1998. Decided November 10, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, [Hon. Joseph L. Tauro, U.S. District Judge]. Page 755 William P. Breen, Jr., with whom […]

RHODE ISLAND FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. JOHN H. NORBERG, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. APPEAL OF J. FRED LIPKIND ET AL. No. 79-1558.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 5, 1980. Decided August 21, 1980. Page 851 William T. Murphy, Providence, R.I., with whom Albert K. Antonio, Sheila Tobie Swan, Murphy, Mullen Jarret, Providence, […]

GEL SYSTEMS INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. HYUNDAI ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 89-1579.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 6, 1989. Decided May 8, 1990. Page 1025 Denzil D. McKenzie with whom McKenzie Company, P.C., Cambridge, Mass., was on brief for appellant. David J. Paliotti with whom Stephen A. Greenbaumm and Greenbaum, […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Matthew DWINELLS, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1709.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 12, 2007. Decided November 20, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Patti B. Saris, J. Page 64 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

FEENER BUSINESS SCHOOLS, Inc., et al., Appellants, v. SCHOOL OF SPEEDWRITING, Inc., Plaintiff, Appellee. No. 5103.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 15, 1956. Rehearing Denied July 20, 1956. Asa E. Phillips, Jr., Phillips, Cox Wood, William E. McKendall, Boston, Mass., for Feener Business Schools, Inc., appellant. Carleton L. Feener, pro se. Lawrence R. […]

Francisco Salvador Ramon E. GARCIA PUJOL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. The UNITED STATES LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee. No. 7060.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 13, 1968. Irwin Zemen, San Juan, Puerto Rico, for appellant. Page 431 Rafael O. Fernandez, San Juan, Puerto Rico, with whom Hartzell, Fernandez, Novas Ydrach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. PARRIS H. PHILLIPS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 91-1176.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 12, 1991. Decided December 27, 1991. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied February 13, 1992. Page 592 Michael J. Liston, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Palmer Dodge, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellant. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT, v. ANTHONY R. COLOMBO AND JOSEPH COLOMBO, JR., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 88-1010.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 3, 1988. Decided July 18, 1988. Page 20 Alan Hechtkopf, Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom William S. Rose, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Gary R. Allen and Robert E. Lindsay, […]

IN RE PIONEER FORD SALES, INC. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, APPELLANT. No. 83-1479.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued December 9, 1983. Decided March 6, 1984. Jay Kelly Wright, Washington, D.C., with whom Peter A. Barnes, Hughes Hubbard Reed, Washington, D.C., Thayer Fremont-Smith, Paul M. Stein, and Choate, Hall Stewart, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for […]

In re POLYMEDICA CORP. SECURITIES LITIGATION. Richard Bowe, SEP-IRA, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated; John T. Muha; Thomas Thuma; Lawrence Storey; Jianwei Xu; Howard Hoffman, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Polymedica Corp.; Liberty Medical Supply, Inc.; Eric G. Walters; Warren K. Trowbridge; Steven J. Lee, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-1220.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard […]

DONALD C. GRUBBA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. BAY STATE ABRASIVES, DIVISION OF DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 86-1444.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted September 12, 1986. Decided October 20, 1986. Frederick T. Golder and Golder Shubow, P.A., Boston, Mass., on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Willis J. Goldsmith, Nancy C. Lee, Jones, Day, Reavis Pogue, […]

Joel ROSENFELD, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. David C. EGY and Albert J. Baima, Defendants, Appellees. No. 03-1320.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 3, 2003. Decided October 2, 2003. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Douglas P. Woodlock, J. Page 12 Robert W. Walker for appellant. Stephen C. Pfaff, […]

AMERICAN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. JOSEPH A. CALIFANO, JR., SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 77-1437.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued December 8, 1977. Decided February 23, 1978. Page 59 Robert S. Greenspan, Atty., App. Section, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., […]

Gerardo DELGADO, Warden, Respondent, Appellant, v. Narciso GALARZA CRUZ, Petitioner, Appellee. No. 6464.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 7, 1966. Decided July 8, 1966. Page 431 Irene Curbelo, Asst. Sol. Gen., Rodolfo Cruz Contreras, Deputy Sol. Gen., with whom J.B. Fernandez Badillo, Sol. Gen., was on brief, for appellant. Juan R. Torruella del […]

MAINE PUBLIC ADVOCATE, REPRESENTATIVE JOHN A. CASHMAN AND REPRESENTATIVE JOSEPH W. MAYO, PETITIONERS, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENTS, U.S. SPRINT COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY, ET AL., AND NEW YORK STATE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION, ET AL., INTERVENORS. VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND VERMONT PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD, PETITIONERS, v. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND […]

CLAIRE DeNICOLA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. CUNARD LINE LIMITED, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 80-1215.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 10, 1980. Decided February 6, 1981. Rehearing Denied March 30, 1981. Page 6 Leo M. Goldberg, Providence, R. I., and Joseph R. Palumbo, Jr., Newport, R. I., with whom Goldberg Goldberg, Providence, R. I., and Moore, […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. JOSE DE JESUS-RIOS, A/K/A PAPO RIOS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. EVA RIOS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 91-1860, 91-1933.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 5, 1993. Decided April 7, 1993. Page 673 Gabriel Hernandez Rivera for defendant, appellant Jose De Jesus-Rios. Juan Acevedo-Cruz with whom Wilma E. Reveron-Collazo was […]

MONOMOY FISHERIES, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. BRUNO STILLMAN YACHT CO., INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 79-1433.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted May 12, 1980. Decided July 30, 1980. Page 1035 Robert S. Potters, Grover Henry Nix, III, and Nix Wendell, Boston, Mass., P. C., on brief for defendant-appellant. Daniel H. Kelleher, Boston, Mass., on brief, for plaintiff-appellee. […]

Rafael ZAZZARO, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Anna C.M. TILLINGHAST, United States Commissioner of Immigration, Respondent, Appellee. No. 2247.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 26, 1928. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James Arnold Lowell, Judge. Before BINGHAM, JOHNSON, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. Upon motion of […]

HAMPTON SCHOOL DISTRICT, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. CHARLES DOBROWOLSKI, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 91-2273.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 5, 1992. Decided September 23, 1992. Page 49 Louis W. Helmuth with whom Van Buiten, Helmuth, Lobe Rees, Burlington, Vt., was on brief, for defendants, appellants. Gerald M. Zelin with whom Diane M. Gorrow […]

COLEMAN-GILBERT ASSOCIATES v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE (two cases). Nos. 2975, 2976.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 27, 1935. Appeals from Board of Tax Appeals. Petitions by Coleman-Gilbert Associates to review decisions of the Board of Tax Appeals redetermining deficiencies in the taxes imposed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. Reversed and remanded. Ralph […]

Justo MORALES-SANTIAGO; Ricardo Pérez-Virella; Sonia Cedeño-Acosta; William Fernández-Aguila; Conjugal Partnership Fernández-Cedeño; Emely Ramos-Castillo; Samuel Rodríguez-Burgos, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. José M. HERNÁNDEZ-PÉREZ, in his personal and official capacities; Alex Rodríguez; John Doe; Richard Roe, Defendants, Appellees. No. 06-1459.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 7, 2007. Decided May 23, 2007. Appeal from the United States […]

ANTONIO RAMOS PEREZ ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 78-1107.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued November 8, 1978. Decided March 15, 1979. Page 281 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 282 […]

RAFAEL RIVERA FERNANDEZ, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, v. CARLOS CHARDON, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. JUAN FUMERO SOTO, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES-CROSS-APPELLANTS, v. CARLOS CHARDON, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS-CROSS-APPELLEES. Nos. 80-1237 et al., 81-1567 and 81-1607.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 5, 1982. Submitted March 17, 1982. Decided June 8, 1982. As Modified on Denial of […]

G. C. MERRIAM CO., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. WEBSTER DICTIONARY COMPANY, INC. ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. No. 80-1151.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 8, 1980. Decided December 22, 1980. Page 30 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 31 Donald G. McGrath, […]

UNITED STATES of America and Robert Gray, Special Agent, Internal Revenue Service, Petitioners, Appellants, v. Lester H. SALTER, Respondent, Appellee, and Local 57, International Union of Operating Engineers, Intervenor, Defendant, Appellee. No. 7627.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 15, 1970. John M. Brant, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Johnnie M. Walters, Asst. […]

GOLDFINE v. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION et al. No. 4138.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 29, 1946. Petition for Review of an Order of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Petition by Allen L. Goldfine to review an order of the Securities and Exchange Commission approving a plan of reorganization submitted by New England Public […]

MORAN v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 2810.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 10, 1933. Appeal from the Board of Tax Appeals. Petition by Alice H. Moran, executrix under the will of Thomas J. Moran, deceased, opposed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to review a decision of the Board of Tax Appeals. Affirmed. […]

EVERLASTING DEVELOPMENT CORP. et al. v. SOL LUIS DESCARTES et al. No. 4572.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 2, 1951. Rehearing Denied November 30, 1951. Page 2 William G. Grant, Atlanta, Ga., and Walter L. Newsom, Jr., San Juan, P.R. (Robert M. Hollings, Charleston, S.C., and Francisco Ponsa-Feliu, San Juan, P.R., on the […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José A. GARCÍA-ORTIZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 09-2325.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted June 17, 2011. Decided September 12, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Daniel R. Domínguez, J. Page 26 Rachel Brill on brief for appellant. Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United […]

IONICS, INC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. ELMWOOD SENSORS, INC., DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 96-1554.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 9, 1996 Decided April 8, 1997. Daryl J. Lapp, with whom Thane D. Scott, Stephen L. Coco and Palmer Dodge LLP were on brief, Boston MA, for appellant. Tina M. Traficanti, with whom Anthony M. Doniger and Sugarman, […]

DONALD K. STERN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS, ET AL., Defendants, Appellees. No. 99-1839.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 5, 2000. Decided April 12, 2000. Order Denying Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc June 22, 2000. Appeal from the United States District Court for the […]

Ismar HOCHEN, As Administrator of The Estate of Ismael Hochen; Richard Dufault; Christine Dufault, Individually and as Mother and Next Friend of Richard Dufault, Jr.; Leah Dufault, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. BOBST GROUP, INC., Defendant, Appellee. No. 00-1841.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 8, 2002. Decided May 16, 2002. Appeal from the United States […]

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, Defendant, Appellant, v. Noreen Wiscovitch-Rentas, as Trustee for the Estate of Manuel Enrique Net-VELAZQUEZ, Plaintiff, Appellee. No. 09-1816.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 7, 2010. Decided November 2, 2010. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Gustavo A. Gelpi, J. Page 35 [EDITORS’ […]

UNITED STATES v. CANNON. No. 3623.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 10, 1941. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; George C. Sweeney, Judge. Action on a contract of war risk insurance by Grace C. Cannon, guardian of James P. Cannon, against the United States. Judgment for […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RAMON ELI BARRETO TALAVERA, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. TOMAS REYES PENA, APPELLANT. Nos. 80-1481, 80-1486.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 6, 1981. Decided January 14, 1982. Certiorari Denied May 17, 1982. Page 626 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mark J. SOUSA, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-2758.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 6, 2006. Decided November 15, 2006. Appeal from United States District Court for the District of Maine, D. Brock Hornby, J. Page 43 Richard N. Foley, for appellant. F. Mark Terison, Senior Litigation Counsel, with […]

CHANDLER v. FIELD, Collector of Internal Revenue. No. 2736.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 3, 1933. Rehearing Denied February 10, 1933. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire; George F. Morris, Judge. Action by John P.H. Chandler against John H. Field, Collector of Internal Revenue. From […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Roberto Power BENTHIEN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 7776.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 25, 1970. Page 1032 Roberto Power Benthien pro se. Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges. ALDRICH, Chief Judge. On September 13, 1967, after a jury finding of guilty, defendant was sentenced in […]

Sergio DIAZ-RIVERA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, Eliud Morales-Candelaria, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Jose A. RIVERA-RODRIGUEZ, et al., Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, Quintilio Colon-Diaz, et al., Defendants. Nos. 03-1565, 03-1832, 03-1833.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 4, 2004. Decided August 3, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Gelpi, United States […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. BILLEN SHOE CO., Inc., Respondent. No. 7062.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 6, 1968. Decided July 2, 1968. Page 802 Laurence J. Hoffman, Washington, D.C., Atty., with whom Arnold Ordman, Gen. Counsel, Dominick L. Manoli, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, and Gary Green, Washington, […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José SKERRET-ORTEGA, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1126.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 3, 2008. Decided June 13, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, José Antonio Fusté, J. Page 34 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ALBERTO MADRID, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 91-1195.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 3, 1991. Decided October 4, 1991. Edward C. Roy, for defendant, appellant. Margaret E. Curran, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., and Edwin J. Gale, Asst. U.S. Atty., were on brief, for […]

MACDONALD v. UNITED STATES. No. 2143.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 2, 1927. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James Arnold Lowell, Judge. Petition by Daniel Michael Macdonald against the United States for naturalization. From an order denying the petition, petitioner appeals. Affirmed. William K. Jackson, […]

Mohammad USMAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr.[*] , Attorney General, Respondent. No. 08-1331.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted December 3, 2008. Decided May 22, 2009. [*] Pursuant to Fed.R.App.P. 43(c)(2), Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr. has been substituted for former Attorney General Michael B. Mukasey as the respondent. Page 263 [EDITORS’ NOTE: […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. Michael BENEVENTO et al., d/b/a M. Benevento Sand Gravel Company, Respondents. No. 5849.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted March 29, 1963. Decided April 15, 1963. Page 225 Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Stuart Rothman, Gen. Counsel, Dominick L. Manoli, Assoc. Gen. Counsel, Allison W. Brown, Jr., Margaret M. […]

Manuel De Jesus AGUILAR, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 06-1215.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.January 10, 2007. January 19, 2007. Lidia M. Sanchez, Stephanie F. Dyson, and Dyson Law, P.C., on brief for petitioner. William C. Erb, Jr., Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Peter D. Keisler, […]

AMY COHEN, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. BROWN UNIVERSITY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 92-2483.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 4, 1993. Decided April 16, 1993. Page 889 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 890 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS […]

YESTERDAY’S CHILDREN, INC., PETITIONER, CROSS-RESPONDENT, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT, CROSS-PETITIONER. No. 96-1826.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 30, 1997. Page 37 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 38 Clare Hudson Payne, with whom Eaton, Peabody, Bradford […]

SEAVEY v. BOSTON MAINE R.R. No. 4627.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 20, 1952. Page 486 Anthony Brayton, Boston, Mass., for appellant. Parker Brownell, Boston, Mass., for appellee. Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, and WOODBURY and HARTIGAN, Circuit Judges. WOODBURY, Circuit Judge. Seavey, a citizen of Massachusetts, brought the instant action in the United […]

EASTERN DRUG CO. v. BIERINGER-HANAUER CO. et al. In re GENERAL DRUG CO. No. 1868.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 16, 1925. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Elisha H. Brewster, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of the General Drug Company. From a final […]

LIPSON v. SOCONY VACUUM CORPORATION.[*] SAME v. STANDARD OIL CO. OF NEW YORK. Nos. 3137, 3138.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 5, 1937. [*] Writ of certiorari granted 57 S. Ct. 612, 81 L. Ed. ___. Page 266 Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; George C. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT, v. CLAUDE JOBIN, D/B/A JOBIN ASSOCIATES, INC., APPELLEE. No. 75-1433.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued March 5, 1976. Decided May 20, 1976. Page 155 Robert A. Schwartz, Asst. U.S. Atty., Concord, N. H., with whom William J. Deachman, U.S. Atty., Plymouth, N. H., was on brief, for appellant. David […]

SWEET et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE.[*] No. 3405.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 2, 1939. [*] Writ of certiorari denied 59 S.Ct. 829, 83 L.Ed. ___. Petition for Review of a Decision of the United States Board of Tax Appeals. Petition by Maude W. Sweet and husband, on whose death his executor, […]

PUERTO RICO TELEPHONE COMPANY, et al., Plaintiff-Appellees, v. SISTEMA DE RETIRO DE LOS EMPLEADOS DEL GOBIERNO Y LA JUDICATURA, et al., Defendants, Maria M. Rivera, et al., Intervenor-Appellants. No. 09-2316.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 1, 2010. Decided February 24, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto […]

Scott FORSYTH, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Luis SPENCER, Superintendent at MCI Norfolk, Respondent, Appellee. No. 09-1011.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 7, 2009. Decided February 16, 2010. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Patti B. Saris, J. Page 82 Victoria L. Nadel, for appellant. Jessica V. Barnett, Assistant […]

John J. CLARK, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Anthony J. CELEBREZZE, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, Defendant, Appellee. No. 6422.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 21, 1965. Francis C. McKenna, Framingham, for appellant. Thomas P. O’Connor, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee. Page 480 […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ADEGBOYEGA AKITOYE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 90-1292.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 7, 1990. Decided January 10, 1991. Page 222 David L. Martin, Providence, R.I., for defendant, appellant. Margaret E. Curran, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief for U.S. […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Alfred SHARPTON, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Adolfo Carrión, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Roberto Ramírez, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. José Rivera, Defendant, Appellant. Nos. 01-1780 to 01-1783.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 6, 2001. Decided June […]

ROBERT LaFOREST ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. AUTORIDAD de LAS FUENTES FLUVIALES de PUERTO RICO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 75-1195.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 4, 1976. Decided May 25, 1976. As Modified June 14, 1976. Page 444 Luis A. Lugo, Jr., Hato Rey, P.R., for defendant-appellant. Harvey B. Nachman, San Juan, P.R., with whom Nachman, […]

OLYMPO TRANSPORT COMPANY OF PUERTO RICO, INC. ET AL, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. CERTAIN INSURANCE COMPANIES AT THE INSTITUTE OF LONDON UNDERWRITERS, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 96-1280United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 30, 1996. Paul E. Calvesbert, with whom Jose E. Alfaro-Delgado and Calvesbert, Alfaro Lopez-Conway were on brief, San Juan, PR, for […]

Wan Chien KHO, Petitioner, v. Peter D. KEISLER, Acting Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 06-2306.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted September 6, 2007. Decided October 16, 2007. Petitioned for review of the decision of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Page 51 William A. Hahn, on brief, for petitioner. Jason Xavier […]

LA AMIGA DEL PUEBLO, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. ISMAEL ROBLES, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 90-1801.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 5, 1991. Decided June 26, 1991. Peter John Porrata, Old San Juan, P.R., for plaintiff, appellant. Hector R. Cuprill with whom Jorge P. Sala, was on brief, Ponce, P.R., for defendant, appellee. Appeal from […]

CONVERTIBLE TOP REPLACEMENT CO., Inc., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ARO MANUFACTURING CO., Inc., et al., Defendants, Appellees. ARO MANUFACTURING CO., Inc., et al., Defendants, Appellants, v. CONVERTIBLE TOP REPLACEMENT CO., Inc., Plaintiff, Appellee. Nos. 5991, 5993.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 13, 1962. Certiorari Granted April 1, 1963. See 83 S.Ct. 1015. Page 53 […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RICHARD F. NUTILE, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. JOSEPH INDELICATO, APPELLANT. Nos. 76-1192 and 76-1193.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 5, 1976. Decided March 11, 1977. Page 702 Barry M. Haight, Milton, Mass., with whom Buckley, Haight Muldoon, Milton, Mass., was on brief, for appellants. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. KEILA MEDINA-ROMÁN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-2392.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 12, 2004. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO, [Hon. José Antonio Fusté, U.S. District Judge]. Bruce J. McGiverin, was on brief, for appellant. David Rivera, Assistant United States Attorney, […]

JOSE VINCENTE SANGIOVANNI HERNANDEZ ET AL., PLAINTIFFS-APPELLEES, v. DOMINICANA DE AVIACION, C. POR A., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. No. 76-1275.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 9, 1977. Decided June 15, 1977. Page 612 Alberto Pico, San Juan, P.R., with whom Brown, Newsom Cordova, San Juan, P.R., was on brief, for defendants-appellants. Wally De La […]

Vladimir KOZAK, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZÁLES, United States Attorney General, Respondent. No. 07-1169.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted August 6, 2007. Decided September 14, 2007. Appeal from the immigration judge denied motion to reopen, and Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) affirmed. Stanley H. Cooper, on brief for petitioner. Richard Zanfardino, Trial Attorney, U.S. Department […]

SLEEPER FARMS; Vaughn Sleeper, and Mary Sleeper, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. AGWAY, INC., Richard Sirois, Todd Bradley, and Carl Smith, Defendants, Appellees. No. 06-2694.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 5, 2007. Decided November 2, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, George Z. Singal, J. Page 99 [EDITORS’ […]

James E. HOWARD, Chapter 11 Trustee of Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company and Van Buren Bridge Company, Petitioner, v. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD and United States of America, Respondents. James E. Howard, Chapter 11 Trustee of Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company and Van Buren Bridge Company, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Canadian National Railway Company and Waterloo Railway […]

GEORGE W. NICHOLAS, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM BUCHANAN, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 86-1417.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted October 10, 1986. Decided December 2, 1986. Page 306 George W. Nicholas, on brief pro se. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. Before COFFIN, BOWNES, and BREYER, Circuit Judges. PER […]

NEO GEN SCREENING, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. NEW ENGLAND NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM, D/B/A NEW ENGLAND REGIONAL NEWBORN SCREENING PROGRAM, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL CENTER, HOWARD KOH, RALPH TIMPERI, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 99-1100United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 7, 1999. Decided July 14, 1999. Appeal From The United States District Court […]