Category: First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

HAFFNER’S SERVICE STATIONS, INC., Petitioner, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER of INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent, Appellee. No. 02-1761.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 7, 2003. Decided March 31, 2003. Appeal from United States Tax Court, David Laro, J. Kenneth A. Cohen, P.C. with whom Don M. Kennedy, P.C., Jeffrey Alan Simes, Collin O’Connor Udell and Goodwin […]

DOMENICO TRINGALI, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. HATHAWAY MACHINERY COMPANY, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. (TWO CASES). Nos. 85-1711, 85-1830.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued March 3, 1986. Decided June 30, 1986. Page 554 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 555 […]

RIVERA v. UNITED STATES. No. 3995.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. August 29, 1945. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico; Cooper, Judge. Rene Mercader Rivera was convicted of violation of the Federal Firearms Act § 2(e), 15 U.S.C.A. § 902(e), and he appeals. Affirmed. B.F. Sanchez Castano, of San […]

BASF WYANDOTTE CORP. ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. DOUGLAS M. COSTLE, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, RESPONDENT. E. I. DuPONT De NEMOURS AND CO. ET AL., PETITIONERS, v. DOUGLAS M. COSTLE, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, RESPONDENT, TWO CASES. MONSANTO COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. DOUGLAS M. COSTLE, AS ADMINISTRATOR, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, RESPONDENT, TWO CASES. DOW CHEMICAL […]

Irene GOWETZ et al., Executors, Petitioners, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. No. 6107.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 23, 1963. Page 875 Irene Gowetz, Worcester, Mass., with whom Duane T. Sargisson and Bowditch, Gowetz Lane, Worcester, Mass., were on brief, for petitioners. Arthur E. Strout, Attorney, Department of Justice, with whom Louis […]

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN’S ASSOCIATION, LOCAL 1575, AFL-CIO, PETITIONER, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT. No. 76-1464.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 30, 1977. Page 440 Nicholas Delgado-Figueroa, Santurce, P.R., for petitioner. Paul J. Spielberg, Deputy Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom John S. Irving, Gen. Counsel, John E. Higgins, Jr., Deputy Gen. Counsel, […]

ATLANTIC TUBING RUBBER COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. INTERNATIONAL ENGRAVING COMPANY, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE. No. 75-1014.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 5, 1975. Decided January 13, 1976. Page 1273 George M. Vetter, Jr., Providence, R. I., with whom Frank T. Barber, III, Lecomte, Shea Dangora, Boston, Mass., and Hinckley, Allen, Salisbury Parsons, Providence, R. I., were on […]

SIXTO MILLAN COUVERTIER, CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP MILLAN QUIARA, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. GUILLERMO GIL BONAR, HON. IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS AN OFFICER OF THE USA, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 98-1997.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 4, 1999. Decided May 4, 1999. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rafael A. GONZÁLEZ-VÉLEZ, Defendant, Appellant. No. 07-2277.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 2, 2009. Decided November 25, 2009. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Salvador E. Casellas, Senior District Judge. Page 495 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

Burel ORELIEN, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 06-1085.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 3, 2006. Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Page 68 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 69 Harvey J. Bazile […]

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Maximiliano AMPARO-CONCEPCIÓN, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-1935, 02-1936.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted September 3, 2003. Decided October 28, 2003. On Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. [Hon. Daniel R. Dominguez, U.S. District Judge]. Maximiliano Amparo-Concepción on brief pro se. Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant […]

JELMOLI HOLDING, INC., Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.; Raymond James Associates, Inc.; Craig Robinson, Defendants-Appellants. No. 05-1903.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard July 31, 2006. Decided November 17, 2006. Page 15 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Reginald C. Lindsay, J. Page 16 Ruth T. Dowling […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. NELSON MANTECON-ZAYAS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 91-2110.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 25, 1991. Page 549 J.C. Codias on Memorandum in Support of Appeal from Conditions of Release. James M. Messer, Trial Attorney, U.S. Dept. of Justice, on Memorandum in Opposition to Appeal from Conditions of Release. Appeal from the […]

ASSOCIATED FISHERIES OF MAINE, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. WILLIAM M. DALEY, SECRETARY OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 97-1327United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 2, 1997 Decided September 16, 1997 Page 105 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY […]

NATION-WIDE CHECK CORPORATION, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. FOREST HILLS DISTRIBUTORS, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. NATION-WIDE CHECK CORPORATION, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. FOREST HILLS DISTRIBUTORS, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. Nos. 82-1281, 82-1285.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 17, 1982. Decided November 15, 1982. Ivor C. Armistead, III, with whom Daniel S. Margolies, […]

SIERRA CLUB AND WILLIAM O’NEIL, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. JOHN O. MARSH, JR., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 92-1312.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard July 29, 1992. Decided September 30, 1992. Page 764 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 765 […]

S.S. KRESGE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, v. UNITED FACTORY OUTLET, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. No. 80-1359.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 12, 1980. Announced October 31, 1980. Burton Chandler, Worcester, Mass., with whom Meredith Peterson Tufts, and Seder Seder, Worcester, Mass., were on brief, for defendants-appellants. Richard E. Alexander, Chicago, Ill., with whom Richard W. […]

IN RE DAVID C. RAUH, Debtor, DAVID J. NOONAN, TRUSTEE, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. KUEI FONG RAUH, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 96-1845.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 6, 1997 Decided July 18, 1997. Page 47 Claudia J. Reed, with whom David J. Noonan and Cohen, Rosenthal P.C. were on brief for appellant. Joseph I. Schindler, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. DAVID TEDESCHI, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. MIKLOS RACZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 84-1875, 84-1876.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 10, 1985. Decided September 25, 1985. Page 512 John B. Lawlor, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom Moos Lawlor, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for David […]

Abraham (Abe) BAKER as an Individual and also d/b/a Simmonds Upholstering Company, Simmonds Upholstering Co., Inc., Simmonds Sales System, Inc., and New England Upholstering Co., Inc., Defendants, Appellants, v. SIMMONS COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellee. No. 5962.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 2, 1962. Decided July 20, 1962. Page 459 C. Keefe Hurley, Boston, Mass., […]

ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, INC., DAIMLER CHRYSLER CORPORATION, FORD MOTOR COMPANY, GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION AND MASSACHUSETTS STATE AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. COMMISSIONER, MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, Defendant, Appellant. ALLIANCE OF AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS; ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS, INC., Petitioners, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS, Intervenor. […]

GAMMONS et al. v. HASSETT, Collector. No. 3673.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 27, 1941. Page 230 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; George C. Sweeney, Judge. Action by Charles W. Gammons and others, executors and trustees under the will of Bryan R. Houghton against Thomas […]

ALAMANCE INDUSTRIES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. FILENE’S, Defendant, Appellee. No. 5781.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 24, 1961. Page 143 Charles F. Choate, Boston, Mass., with whom Joseph C. Cressy, Jr., Boston, Mass., was on the brief, for appellants. W.R. Hulbert, Boston, Mass., with whom Edgar H. Kent, Martin Kirkpatrick, and […]

Hubert ASHE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Robert S. McNAMARA, Secretary of Defense, Appellee. No. 6580.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 1, 1965. Decided December 14, 1965. Page 278 Richard W. Murphy, Braintree, Mass., for appellant. Edward Berlin, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom John W. Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen., W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., U.S. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. JULIO RAMIREZ-BURGOS, APPELLANT. No. 94-1738.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 3, 1994. Decided January 5, 1995. Page 18 Olga M. Shepard, for appellant. Juan A. Pedrosa, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Guillermo Gil, U.S. Atty., was on brief, for appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court […]

JOAN DIVER, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. GOODDARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 85-1764.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted January 8, 1986. Decided February 5, 1986. Helen Horn Figman and Lipman Figman, Brockton, on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Pamela J. Wood, Joseph E. O’Leary and Choate, Hall Stewart, Boston, Mass., on brief, for defendant, appellee. Appeal […]

DES ROSIERS v. FORD MOTOR CO. No. 3891.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 20, 1944. As Amended August 5, 1944. Appeal from District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Charles E. Wyzanski, Judge. Action by John B. DesRosiers against the Ford Motor Company for alleged infringement of a re-issue patent […]

VIRZI SUBARU, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. SUBARU OF NEW ENGLAND, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 84-1115.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued June 8, 1984. Decided August 30, 1984. Page 678 Robert W. Mahoney, Boston, Mass., with whom Donald R. Frederico and Hale Dorr, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant. Allan R. Rosenberg, Boston, […]

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. ANGEL CASAS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. JOHN CORREY, Defendant, Appellant. Page 21 UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. ANGEL CASAS, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. ANGEL LUIS PIZARRO, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. RAMON FLORES-PLAZA, Defendant, Appellant. UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. RAYMOND NICOLAI CABASSA, Defendant, Appellant. Nos. 02-1677, 02-1716, […]

WALLING, Administrator of Wage Hour Division, United States Department of Labor, v. ACOSTA. No. 3929.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 21, 1944. Page 893 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Puerto Rico; Robt. A. Cooper, Judge. Petition by L. Metcalfe Walling, Administrator of the Wage and Hour […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. FRANCISCO RODRIGO GARCIA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 89-1955.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 7, 1990. Decided June 19, 1990. Page 558 Rachel Brill, Old San Juan, P.R., by appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant. Carlos A. Perez, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Juan, P.R., with whom Daniel […]

PATRICIA DROWN, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 71-1247.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 2, 1971. Decided December 1, 1971. Page 1107 Peter B. Rotch, Manchester, N. H., with whom Jack B. Middleton, and McLane, Carleton, Graf, Greene Brown, Manchester, N. H., were on the brief, for appellant. […]

SMITH v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 2669.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 31, 1932. Appeal from Board of Tax Appeals. Petition by Emma Louise Smith, opposed by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, to review a decision of the United States Board of Tax Appeals determining a deficiency in income taxes for the years […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leonard BASKIN, a/k/a Rocky, a/k/a Rock, Defendant, Appellant. No. 03-1695.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 9, 2005. Decided September 7, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Mark L. Wolf, J. Page 2 Stephen Hrones, with whom Hrones Garrity was on […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, PETITIONER, v. MILLARD METAL SERVICE CENTER, INC., RESPONDENT. No. 72-1255.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 5, 1972. Decided January 22, 1973. Howard Jay Kaufman, Atty., New York City, with whom Peter G. Nash, Gen. Counsel, Patrick Hardin, Associate Gen. Counsel, Marcel Mallet-Prevost, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Abigail Cooley Baskir, Washington, […]

DANIELS v. BROWN SHOE CO., Inc. No. 3002.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 25, 1935. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Hugh D. McLellan, Judge. Action by the Brown Shoe Company, Incorporated, against Claude H. Daniels, who filed a so-called bill of equitable counterclaim. A motion […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. KELLY MALA, A/K/A KELLEY MALA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 91-2229.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 7, 1993. Decided October 27, 1993. Page 1059 Ronald Cohen, by Appointment of the Court, for appellant. Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Charles E. Fitzwilliam, U.S. Atty., was on brief, […]

THOMAS CIAMPA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. MASSACHUSETTS REHABILITATION COMMISSION, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 83-1128.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted June 10, 1983. Decided September 28, 1983. Page 2 Thomas Ciampa on brief, pro se. Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., and Thomas A. Barnico, Asst. Atty. Gen., Government Bureau, Boston, Mass., on brief for defendants, […]

Ruben DARIO SANCHEZ, Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 5304.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 19, 1958. Santos P. Amadeo, Rio Piedros, P.R., and Gerardo Ortiz del Rivero, San Juan, P.R., on brief for appellant. Ruben Rodriguez-Antongiorgi, U.S. Atty., and Francisco A. Gil, Jr., Asst. Page 74 U.S. Atty., San […]

Wadelmiro ARROYO, Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 5261.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 7, 1958. Decided June 25, 1958. Page 550 Rafael V. Perez-Marchand, Rio Piedras, P.R., with whom Carlos A. Romero Barcelo and Miguel E. Herrero Frank, Rio Piedras, P.R., were on the brief, for appellant. Ruben Rodriguez […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. CRAIG STEPHEN SAWYER, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 96-1657.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 2, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, Hon. Morton A. Brody, U.S. District Judge. Page 192 Jeffrey Silverstein with whom Perry O’Brian, by Appointment of the Court, was […]

Julio DEL TORO PACHECO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Miguel A. PEREIRA, Secretary of Correction and Rehabilitation Administration; Roberto Izquierdo-Ocasio, Director of Special Arrest Unit, Defendants, Appellees. No. 09-2532.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted October 5, 2010. Decided January 31, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Justo Arenas, […]

FELIX FIGUEROA-SERRANO, ET AL. Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. HON. ANGEL RAMOS-ALVERIO, ET AL., Defendants, Appellees. No. 99-1592.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 6, 2000. Decided July 25, 2000. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [Hon. José Antonio Fusté, U.S. District Judge]. Page 2 Jesús Hernández Sánchez for […]

IN RE JEROME P. TROY, APPELLANT. No. 74-1229.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 8, 1974. Decided November 1, 1974. Certiorari Denied March 17, 1975. Page 747 Lawrence F. O’Donnell Boston, Mass., for appellant. Richard J. Vita, Boston, Mass., for Massachusetts Bar Association. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Douglas HERSOM, Defendant, Appellant. No. 10-1555.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 9, 2011. Decided September 22, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, D. Brock Hornby, J. Stuart W. Tisdale, Jr., with whom Tisdale Davis, PA was on brief, for appellant. […]

David L. REICHER, D.P.M.; Affiliated Podiatrists, P.A., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. BERKSHIRE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA; The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, Defendants, Appellees. No. 03-1559.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 8, 2004. Decided February 23, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Rya W. Zobel, […]

MAX R. KARGMAN ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. THOMAS A. SULLIVAN ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. SARAH WEAN ET AL., DEFENDANTS, INTERVENORS, APPELLANTS (TWO CASES.) Nos. 78-1174, 78-1175.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 13, 1978. Decided December 26, 1978. Page 64 Marcus E. Cohn, Boston, Mass., with whom Richard F. McCarthy, Michael C. Berkowitz, […]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. PANELFAB PUERTO RICO, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 83-1823.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 9, 1984. Decided July 25, 1984. John David Ferrer, Rio Piedras, P.R., with whom Thomas A. Brooks, Thomas A. Rose, Washington, D.C., Gonzalez Alonso, and Raul E. Gonzalez Diaz, Hato Rey, […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Juan Eduardo MEJIA, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-1190.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 12, 2002. Decided October 30, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Rya W. Zobel, J. Page 68 Timothy G. Watkins for appellant. Cynthia A. Young, Assistant United States […]

JOSE ORTEGA CABRERA ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAMON ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. JOSE ORTEGA CABRERA ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. MUNICIPALITY OF BAYAMON ET AL. RAMON LUIS RIVERA, ETC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 79-1494, 79-1516.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 7, 1980. Decided May 28, 1980. Page 5 Arturo Aponte Pares, […]

U.S. v. Escobar. 94-1050.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 17, 1994. Appeal from S.D.N.Y. Decisions without Published Opinions Affirmed.

Nelson ARISTUD-GONZÁLEZ, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK FOR PUERTO RICO (GDB); William Lockwood-Bennet, as current President of the GDB, Defendants, Appellants, Héctor Méndez-Vázquez, as former President of the GDB; Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico (GDB); William Lockwood-Bennet, as current President of the GDB; Raquel Andújar, as Director of the Department of Pre-intervention of […]

TRANSITRON ELECTRONIC CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. TRANSITRON ELECTRONIC CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 80-1234, 80-1235.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 10, 1980. Decided April 15, 1981. Page 872 David Wolf, with whom Louis Orenbuch, Milton Oliver, Boston, Mass., and Wolf, Greenfield Sacks, P. […]

Mihallaq ZIU, et al., Petitioners, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent.[*] No. 04-1438.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted April 28, 2005. Decided June 3, 2005. [*] Alberto Gonzales was sworn in as United States Attorney General on February 3, 2005. We have therefore substituted Attorney General Gonzales for John Ashcroft as the respondent See […]

Frederick B. ZIMMER, Petitioner, v. Harold V. LANGLOIS, Warden, Respondent. Misc. No. 102.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted April 9, 1964. Decided May 7, 1964. Page 425 Frederick B. Zimmer, pro se, on petition. Before WOODBURY, Chief Judge, and HARTIGAN and ALDRICH, Circuit Judges. WOODBURY, Chief Judge. This is an undated “Motion for Certificate […]

HARBOR VIEW MARINE CORP. v. BRAUDY. In re PEARL FISHERIES, Inc. No. 4551.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 30, 1951. Rehearing Denied May 14, 1951. Page 482 Jack M. Rosenberg, New Bedford, Mass. (Solomon Rosenberg, New Bedford, Mass., with him on the brief), for appellant. Louis Stone, New Bedford, Mass., for appellee. Before […]

B.S. COSTELLO, INC., PETITIONER, v. RAYMOND MEAGHER AND DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, RESPONDENTS. DORIS KEOUGH, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. B.S. COSTELLO, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 88-1395, 88-1557.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 5, 1988. Decided February 17, 1989. Page 723 Richard N. Curtin with whom Andre A. […]

Ivan E. IRIZARRY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES; U.S. Small Business Administration; Hector V. Barreto, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Monika Edwards Harrison, Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration; Mary Anne Gladden, Deputy Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Small Business Administration; John D. Whitmore, Counselor to the Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration; Michael […]

CARNEY v. CROCKER et al. No. 3303.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 15, 1938. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; George C. Sweeney, Judge. Action by Charles T. Crocker and others, trustees of the Crocker, Burbank Co. Association, a Massachusetts trust, against Joseph P. Carney, former […]

DARYL E. PORN, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. NATIONAL GRANGE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 95-2197.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 5, 1996 August 23, 1996. Catherine R. Connors, Portland, ME, with whom Scott T. Maker and Pierce, Atwood, Page 32 Scribner, Allen, Smith Lancaster, were on brief for appellant. Constance L. Epstein, Hartford, […]

KEEFE, Collector v. COTE. No. 4783.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 18, 1954. Page 652 Davis W. Morton, Jr., Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C. (H. Brian Page 653 Holland, Asst. Atty. Gen., Ellis N. Slack and Carolyn R. Just, Sp. Assts. to Atty. Gen., and Robert D. Branch, Asst. U.S. Atty., […]

CHAN WING CHEUNG a/k/a Bill Woo, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. James A. HAMILTON, Jr., District Director, U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service, et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 5910.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 2, 1962. Decided January 22, 1962. Page 460 Thomas F. Vance, Jr., Pawtucket, R.I., with whom E. Harold Dick and Marvin M. […]

The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Raymond F. BELAIR, Deputy Commissioner, United States Department of Labor, Defendant, Appellee, and Joseph Melanson, Intervenor, Appellee. No. 7243.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 6, 1969. Decided June 26, 1969. Page 298 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE […]

Aaron D. JAMISON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent. No. 99-2217.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 8, 2001. Decided March 29, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court For The District of Maine, D. Brock Hornby, Chief Judge. Veronica J. White, by appointment of the court, for petitioner. Margaret D. McGaughey, […]

ALBERT J. BLAKE, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. LOUIS M. BERMAN, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 88-1545.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 11, 1989. Decided June 12, 1989. William Hewig III with whom Gaston Snow, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Andrew M. Zaikis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Criminal Bureau, with whom James M. […]

Astrid G. ESTRADA; Wendy M. Estrada; Guilfredo E. Muñoz José A. Aquino; Cruz F. Rivera; Carlos E. Tamup; José Burgos; Abelino M. Urizar; Israel Tebalan; Rolando Noriega; Boris Cruz; Elsa Hernández Vilavicencio, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. State of RHODE ISLAND, State Police Department; Steven M. Pare, individually and in his official capacity as Superintendent of the […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, PETITIONER, v. BAYSIDE ENTERPRISES, INC., ET AL., RESPONDENTS. No. 75-1070.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 7, 1975. Decided December 10, 1975. Page 437 Robert A. Giannasi, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Washington, D.C., with whom John C. Miller, Acting Gen. Counsel, John S. Irving, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Elliott Moore, Deputy Assoc. […]

Chelsea SMITH, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. FITCHBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS, Defendant, Appellee. No. 04-1546.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 3, 2004. Decided March 22, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Nathaniel M. Gorton, J. Page 17 Theodore M. Hess-Mahan, with whom Shapiro Haber Urmy LLP, Julia K. Landau, […]

ROBERT J. ARMSTRONG, JR., PETITIONER-APPELLANT, v. HON. MELVIN LAIRD, SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, ET AL., RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. No. 71-1244.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued November 3, 1971. Decided February 1, 1972. Rowland Watts, New York City, with whom Barry Satlow, New York City, was on the brief, for appellant. George V. Higgins, Asst. U.S. Atty., with […]

JOHN J. RILEY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. UNIVERSITY OF LOWELL, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 80-1324.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted March 5, 1981. Decided June 23, 1981. Page 823 John J. Riley, on brief pro se. Francis X. Bellotti, Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., and Alexander G. Gray, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Boston, Mass., on […]

James W. CUMMINGS and Deborah Cummings, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Police Officer Allen McINTIRE, Police Chief Michael Chitwood, and the City of Portland, Defendants, Appellees. No. 01-1301.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 2, 2001. Decided November 16, 2001. Page 342 Michael J. Waxman for appellants. Mark E. Dunlap, with whom Norman, Hanson DeTroy was […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. DOMENIC LOMBARDI, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 92-2450, 93-1008.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 6, 1993. Decided September 24, 1993. Page 569 Robert B. Mann with whom Mann Mitchell, Providence, RI, was on brief, for defendant, appellant. Margaret E. Curran, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., and […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. ENRIQUE AUCH, A/K/A RICKIE AUCH, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 97-1825United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 5, 1999. Decided July 22, 1999. Rehearing Denied August 26, 1999. Appeal From The United States District Court For The District Of Massachusetts, [Hon. Richard G. Stearns, U.S. District Judge]. Page 126 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS […]

Angel David MORALES-VALLELLANES, Plaintiff, Appellant v. John E. POTTER, UNITED STATES Postmaster General; American Postal Workers Union, Puerto Rico Area Local (A.P.W.U.-P.R.A.L.) A.F.L.-C.I.O.; Daniel Soto, President A.P.W.U.-P.R.A.L.; Enrique Lopez, Defendants, Appellees. No. 02-2190.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 4, 2003. Decided August 4, 2003. Appeal from the United States District Court for the […]

JOHN KOKAJKO, D/B/A VOYAGEURS, PETITIONER, v. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. CENTRAL MAINE POWER COMPANY, INTERVENOR. No. 87-1891.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 21, 1988. Petition for review from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN and SELYA, Circuit Judges. [1] MEMORANDUM AND ORDER [2] The respondent, Federal Energy Regulatory […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. BRIAN D. STURTEVANT, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 95-1018.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard July 31, 1995. Decided August 10, 1995. Peter B. Krupp, Federal Defender Office, Boston, MA, for appellant. Sheila W. Sawyer, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Donald K. Stern, U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, was on brief for […]

JAMES BENJAMIN, JR., M.D., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. THE AROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTER, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 96-2047.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 9, 1997. James Benjamin, Jr., M.D. on brief, pro se. Christopher D. Nyhan, Portland, ME, Penny Littell, and Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau Pachios, LLC, Portland, ME, on brief, for defendants, appellees. […]

Nerlande Jean LAURENT, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 03-1275.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted December 15, 2003. Decided February 27, 2004. Order of the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) Page 60 Joan M. Altamore on brief, for petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Linda S. Wernery, Senior Litigation […]

ELADIO COLON, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 88-1903.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted April 7, 1989. Decided June 14, 1989. Page 149 Daniel F. Lopez Romo, Hato Rey, P.R., U.S. Atty., Donald A. Gonya, Chief Counsel for Social Sec., Randolph W. Gaines, Deputy Chief Counsel for Social […]

MILO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, ETC., PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. CASPAR W. WEINBERGER ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 75-1205.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 10, 1975. Decided November 14, 1975. Joseph J. Bichrest, Greenville, Me., for appellant. Lawrence E. Burstein, Asst. Regional Atty., Region I, United States Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare of Boston Mass., with whom […]

TERADYNE, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. MOSTEK CORP., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 86-1225.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 8, 1986. Decided August 1, 1986. Page 44 Carol Goodman, with whom Mark F. Walter and LeBoeuf, Lamb, Leiby MacRae, New York City, were on brief, for defendant, appellant. Bernard J. Bonn, III, with whom Ronald T. […]

ANDREW P. HEBERT, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. THE MOHAWK RUBBER COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 88-1743.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 11, 1989. Decided April 24, 1989. Page 1105 Stuart DeBard with whom Weston, Patrick, Willard Redding, Boston, Mass., was on brief for plaintiff, appellant. Keith L. Pryatel, South Russell, Ohio, with whom John E. […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. REYNALDO JEREMIAS ORTIZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 97-1670.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 5, 1998. Decided June 12, 1998. Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied July 14, 1998. Page 26 Appeal from the United States District Court, for the District of Puerto Rico, [Hon. Jose Antonio Fuste, U.S. District […]

CHARLES GARNIER, PARIS, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. ANDIN INTERNATIONAL, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 94-1446.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard August 1, 1994. Decided October 7, 1994. Page 1215 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 1216 John D. Deacon, Jr., with […]

KENNETH JOHNSON, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. PINKERTON ACADEMY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. KENNETH JOHNSON, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. PINKERTON ACADEMY, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. Nos. 87-2140 to 87-2142.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 7, 1988. Decided November 18, 1988. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied December 22, 1988. Page 336 I. Michael Winograd with whom […]

Eileen CROWLEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. L.L. BEAN, INC., Defendant, Appellee. No. 03-1678.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 5, 2003. Decided March 17, 2004. Appeal from the District Court for the District of Maine, Gene Carter, Senior District Judge, 213 F.R.D. 84. Page 23 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

Leslie A. DUPLISEA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD, Defendant, Appellee. No. 5368.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 31, 1958. Page 496 Oscar Walker, Bangor, Me., for appellant. Arnold L. Veague, Bangor, Me., with whom John W. Conti and Eaton, Peabody, Bradford Veague, Bangor, Me., were on brief, for appellee. Before MAGRUDER, Chief […]

ELEAZAR HERRERA-VENEGAS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. FELIPE BENICIO SANCHEZ-RIVERA, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 82-1375.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 3, 1982. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges. Page 42 [1] MEMORANDUM AND ORDER [2] A […]

ROBERT T. MAGILL ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. DENNIS M. LYNCH ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 76-1532.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued March 3, 1977. Decided July 25, 1977. Page 23 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 24 [EDITORS’ […]

MARTIN v. ZURICH GENERAL ACCIDENT LIABILITY INS. CO., No. 3117.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. As Amended June 29, 1936. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island; John C. Mahoney, Judge. Action by Manuel Luiz Martin against the Zurich General Accident Liability Insurance Company, Limited. Judgment for […]

GALLARDO, Treasurer of Porto Rico, v. SANTINI FERTILIZER CO. No. 1862.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 3, 1926. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Odlin, Judge. Suit by the Santini Fertilizer Company against Juan G. Gallardo, Treasurer of Porto Rico. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant […]

CARLSON v. UNITED STATES (three cases). Nos. 4732-4734.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 7, 1954. Page 210 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 211 Joseph J. Gottlieb, Boston, Mass. (Lawrence E. Cooke, Boston, Mass., with him on brief), […]

YGLESIAS CO., Inc., v. ENEGLOTARIA MEDICINE CO., Inc.[*] No. 2931.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 10, 1934. [*] Rehearing denied ___ F.2d ___. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Puerto Rico. Proceeding in the matter of the Eneglotaria Medicine Company, bankrupt. From orders denying a petition of […]

COLON v. HANLON, Federal Prohibition Adm’r, et al. No. 2532.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 28, 1931. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Wells, Judge. Proceeding by Asuncion Serrano Colon against A.J. Hanlon and another, Federal Page 354 Prohibition Administrator and Collector of Customs, respectively, […]

LAURICE J. EZRATTY, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. THE COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 80-1571.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 4, 1981. Decided May 8, 1981. Page 771 Harry A. Ezratty, San Juan, P. R., for appellants. Reina Colon De Rodriguez, Asst. Sol. Gen., Dept. of Justice, San Juan, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. DANIEL F. AVERSA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. VINCENT MENTO, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. WILLIAM J. DONOVAN, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 91-1363, 91-1364 and 91-1574.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 8, 1992. Decided January 13, 1993. Robert V. Johnson II, Concord, […]

WILSON RESEARCH CORPORATION, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. PIOLITE PLASTICS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee. No. 6128.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. September 16, 1964. Page 304 Robert B. Russell and Russell, Chittick Pfund, Boston, Mass., for appellant. George W. Crowley, Herbert P. Kenway and Kenway, Jenney Hildreth, Boston, Mass., for appellee. Before WOODBURY, Chief Judge, and HARTIGAN […]

ANDRE ROGER GILBERT, PETITIONER, v. WARD E. MURPHY, ACTING WARDEN, MAINE STATE PRISON AND THE STATE OF MAINE, RESPONDENTS.[*] Misc. No. 76-8057.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted June 25, 1976. Decided July 23, 1976. [*] [EDITORS’ NOTE: THE OPINION OF THE U.S. COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTH CIRCUIT, IN WALTON v. SALTER, PUBLISHED IN THE […]

Stephen C. WALKER, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 08-2489.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 15, 2009. Decided December 11, 2009. Appeal from the petitioned for review of Board of Immigration Appeals’ (BIA). Page 13 Gerald Karikari, for petitioner. Julia J. Tyler, Trial Attorney, Office […]