Category: First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

THE MUTUAL FIRE, MARINE AND INLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. GERALD COSTA AND RANGER IV CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. APPEAL OF INLAND BROKERAGE CORPORATION, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. THE MUTUAL FIRE, MARINE AND INLAND INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. GERALD COSTA AND RANGER IV CORPORATION, DEFENDANTS, APPELLANT. Nos. 85-1572, 85-1590.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February […]

BECHTEL CONSTRUCTION, INC., PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. LABORERS’ INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA, AFL-CIO, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 86-1846.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued January 8, 1987. Decided February 25, 1987. Thomas J. Grooms, with whom Larry P. Malfitano and Bond, Schoeneck King, Syracuse, N.Y., were on brief, for petitioner, appellant. Paul F. Kelly with whom […]

GAUNT v. UNITED STATES. No. 4479.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 28, 1950. Rehearing Denied September 18, 1950. Writ of Certiorari Denied January 8, 1951. See 71 S.Ct. 350. Page 285 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 286 […]

BERKSHIRE SCENIC RAILWAY MUSEUM, INC., PETITIONER, v. INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. No. 94-1701.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 11, 1995. Decided March 27, 1995. Page 379 James E. Howard with whom M. Katherine Willard and Kirkpatrick Lockhart were on brief, for appellant. Evelyn G. Kitay, Attorney, Office of General Counsel, with whom Laurence […]

BOSTON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PETITIONER, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT. No. 82-1173.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 13, 1982. Decided October 12, 1982. Henry T. Goldman, Washington, D.C., with whom Richard J. Walsh, and Warner Stackpole, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for petitioner. Helen L. Morgan, Atty., with whom William A. […]

EF CULTURAL TRAVEL BV, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. ZEFER CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant, and Explorica, Inc., et al., Defendants. No. 01-2001.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 9, 2002. Decided January 28, 2003. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Morris E. Lasker, J. Page 59 William A. Zucker […]

RUI FERNANDO DA CONCEICAO RODRIGUES, PETITIONER, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RESPONDENT. Nos. 92-2169, 93-1294.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 8, 1993. Decided May 24, 1993. Page 33 Lenore Glaser, Boston, MA, for petitioner. Donald E. Keener, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom Stuart M. Gerson, Asst. […]

ANTHONY VOCCIO AND DOMENIC VOCCIO, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. ANTHONY VOCCIO AND DOMENIC VOCCIO, PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. Nos. 82-1625, 82-1719.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 4, 1983. Decided March 24, 1983. Joseph G. Miller, Providence, R.I., with whom William T. […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jaime PINILLOS-PRIETO, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Rodrigo Campusano, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, Cross Appellant, v. Nolgie Rodriguez-Zamot, Defendant, Appellant, Cross Appellee. Nos. 03-1566, 03-1627, 03-1628 and 03-1772.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 5, 2005. Decided August 17, 2005. Appeal from […]

UNITED STATES, Plaintiff, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UNION BANK FOR SAVINGS INVESTMENT (JORDAN), Claimant, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, Reuven Krauzer, Claimant, Appellant, The Bank of New York by the Union Bank for Savings and Investments Jordan, Funds on Deposit in Account No. 8900057173 up to the Value of $2,343,905.33, et al., Defendants-In-Rem. Nos. 06-1187, 06-1423, 06-1444.United States Court of Appeals, […]

MOHAMMED MEGUENINE, PETITIONER, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RESPONDENT. No. 97-1991.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 4, 1998. Decided March 17, 1998. Robert M. Warren for petitioner. Margaret Perry, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, with whom Mark C. Walters, Assistant Director, and Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney […]

IN RE EXTRADITION OF CURTIS ANDREW HOWARD. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PETITIONER, APPELLEE, v. CURTIS ANDREW HOWARD, RESPONDENT, APPELLANT. No. 92-1633.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 3, 1993. Decided June 30, 1993. Page 1321 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT […]

W.F. YOUNG, Inc. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE v. W.F. YOUNG, Inc. Nos. 3641, 3642.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 23, 1941. Page 160 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 161 Petitions for Review of […]

Aaron NETT, by and through his mother and next best friend, Robin NETT, and Robin Nett and James Nett, Individually, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Mitchell J. BELLUCCI, M.D.; Peter D. Gross, M.D., Defendants, Appellees. No. 00-1357.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Entered: October 12, 2001. Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, BOWNES,[*] Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. OWEN M. RYE, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 75-1242.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 2, 1977. Page 683 Wynette J. Hewett, Atty., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Scott P. Crampton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., James N. Gabriel, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., Gilbert E. […]

McCORD CORP. v. BEACON AUTO RADIATOR CO., Inc. No. 4589.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 31, 1952. Rehearing Denied February 28, 1952. Edwin J. Balluff, Detroit, Mich., and Hector M. Holmes, Boston, for appellant. Irving U. Townsend, Jr., Boston, Mass., for appellee. Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, and WOODBURY and HARTIGAN, Circuit Judges. WOODBURY, […]

BEAN et al. v. JARVIS et al. No. 2111.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 17, 1927. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Elisha H. Brewster, Judge. Involuntary petition in bankruptcy by Delcie D. Bean and others against William L. Jarvis and others. From a decree of […]

JOSEFINA RUBERT-TORRES, IN REPRESENTATION OF HER MINOR DAUGHTER, KIMAYRA CINTRON-RUBERT, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. HOSPITAL SAN PABLO, INC., ET AL., Defendants, Appellees. No. 98-2346.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 1, 1999. March 6, 2000. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO [HON. RAYMOND L. ACOSTA, SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT […]

STA-HI DIVISION, SUN CHEMICAL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, RESPONDENT. No. 76-1513.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued April 7, 1977. Decided August 16, 1977. Page 471 Stanley R. Strauss, Washington, D.C., with whom Peter H. Kiefer, Chester H. Lopez, Jr., Vedder, Price, Kaufman, Kammhols Day, and Hamblett, Kerrigan, LaTourette Lopez, Nashua, N. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLANT, v. RAFAEL SANTANA AND FRANCIS FUENTES, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 93-1393.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard August 2, 1993. Decided September 16, 1993. Page 2 Kevin O’Regan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MA, with whom A. John Pappalardo, U.S. Atty., Boston, MA, and Andrew Levchuk, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, MA, were […]

IN RE MORALES TRAVEL AGENCY, BANKRUPT. APPEAL OF EASTERN AIR LINES, INC. No. 80-1225.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 6, 1980. Decided January 7, 1981. As Amended on Denial of Rehearing March 2, 1981. Page 1070 Lawrence E. Duffy, Rio Piedras, P.R., with whom Francisco Ponsa Feliu, Francisco Ponsa Flores, San Juan, P.R., […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. VEN-FUEL, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 84-1268.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 7, 1984. Decided March 21, 1985. Page 742 James E. Tribble, Miami, Fla., with whom Joseph A. Moretz, Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick Hoehl, Miami, Fla., Gerald F. Rath, and Herrick Smith, Boston, Mass., were […]

Marisol RODRÍGUEZ-DÍAZ; José Rafael Ferreras-Duran; Conjugal Partnership Ferreras-Rodríguez, Plaintiffs, Appellant v. SEGUROS TRIPLE-S, INC.; Javier J. Rodriguez-Becerra; Conjugal Partnership Rodríguez-Doe, Defendants, Appellees. No. 09-2528.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 9, 2010. Decided February 23, 2011. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Jose” Antonio Fusté, J. Page […]

Calvin R. JOHNSON, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Allen GORDON, Jr., et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 04-2475.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 5, 2005. Decided May 31, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Mark L. Wolf, J. Page 13 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT […]

CONSTANTINA SZELIGA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 83-1336.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued January 3, 1984. Decided March 5, 1984. John Silvia, Jr., with whom Long Silvia, Fall River, Mass., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Edward P. Leibensperger, with whom Nelson G. Apjohn, and Nutter, McClennen Fish, […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. OBDULLIO RAMIREZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 91-1160.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 13, 1991. Decided October 31, 1991. John C. Doherty, Andover, Mass., by Appointment of the Court, for defendant, appellant. Page 67 Zechariah Chafee, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., was on brief, […]

UNITED STATES, Appellant, v. Jorge CINTRÓN-FERNÁNDEZ, a/k/a Jorge Cintrón, Jr., Defendant, Appellee. No. 03-1104.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 9, 2004. Decided February 3, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Perez-Gimenez, J. Page 341 Ara B. Gershengorn, United States Department of Justice, with whom H.S. […]

REBECCA JUDGE, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. CITY OF LOWELL, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 98-1248.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 9, 1998. Decided November 18, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Joseph L. Tauro, J., Page 68 [1] [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT […]

MANUEL LAFONT-RIVERA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. JOSE SOLER-ZAPATA, RICARDO TORRES MUNOZ, ARMANDO TROCHE, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 92-1656.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 5, 1992. Decided January 20, 1993. Enrique J. Mendoza Mendez with whom Jose Enrique Mendoza Vidal was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Vannessa Ramirez, Asst. Sol. Gen., with whom Anabelle Rodriguez, Sol. […]

DANIEL VILLARREAL CORRO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE. No. 73-1394.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted February 7, 1975. Decided May 21, 1975. Page 138 Vicente Santori-Coll, San Juan, P. R., on brief for defendant-appellant. Julio Morales Sanchez, U.S. Atty., and Jorge Rios Torres, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Page 139 Juan, P.R., on […]

U.S. v. Albarelli. 94-1063.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 15, 1994. Appeal from D.Vt. Decisions without Published Opinions Affirmed.

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES FOR AN ORDER AUTHORIZING THE INTERCEPTION OF ORAL COMMUNICATIONS AT THE PREMISES KNOWN AS CALLE MAYAGUEZ 212, HATO REY, PUERTO RICO. APPEAL OF JOSE E. CARRERAS, ET AL. No. 82-1944.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 4, 1983. Decided December 27, 1983. Page 1023 […]

S.D. WARREN CO. v. NASHUA GUMMED COATED PAPER CO. No. 4707.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 1, 1953. Page 603 Robert S. Sanborn, Boston, Mass. (George P. Dike and Dike, Thompson Sanborn, Boston, Mass., on brief), for appellant. L.G. Miller, Boston, Mass. (Emery, Booth, Townsend, Miller Weidner, Boston, Mass., on brief), for appellee. […]

SOUTH COUNTY SAND GRAVEL CO., INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 98-1530.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 4, 1998. Decided November 23, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Mary M. Lisi, J. Page 835 Herbert F. DeSimone, Jr., […]

ACQUILES LEONIDAS CABRAL, PETITIONER, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RESPONDENT. No. 93-1514.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 4, 1993. Decided January 31, 1994. Randy Olen, Johnston, RI, for petitioner. William C. Lengacher, Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, with whom Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, and Richard M. Evans, Assistant Director, Washington, DC, […]

Andrew CHMIELINSKI, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Commonwealth of MASSACHUSETTS Office of the Commissioner of Probation; Commonwealth of Massachusetts Trial Court; John J. O’Brien, Individually; Anthony R. Sicuso, Individually, Defendants, Appellees. No. 07-1652.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 7, 2007. Decided January 22, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of […]

RAYMOND HOEFEL, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. ATLAS TACK CORPORATION, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. RAYMOND MAHONEY ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. GREAT NORTHERN INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES, ATLAS TACK CORPORATION, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 77-1517, 77-1519.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 3, 1978. Decided August 9, 1978. Page 2 Edward R. Lev, Boston, Mass., with whom […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Felipe AYALA-PIZARRO, Defendant, Appellant. United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. No. 08-1321.Heard November 5, 2008. Decided December 23, 2008. Judith H. Mizner, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for appellant. Aixa Maldonado-Quiñones, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, was on brief, for appellee. Before […]

DALE ELECTRONICS, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. R. C. L. ELECTRONICS, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. DALE ELECTRONICS, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. R. C. L. ELECTRONICS, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 73-1203, 73-1204.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 3, 1973. Decided December 5, 1973. Page 383 Donald H. Zarley, Des Moines, Iowa, with whom Martin L. Gross, […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD v. LION SHOE CO. No. 3258.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 10, 1938. Page 449 Petition for the Enforcement of an Order of the National Labor Relations Board. Petition by the National Labor Relations Board against the Lion Shoe Company for the enforcement of an order issued by the Board […]

WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. STATE OF RHODE ISLAND, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 96-1002.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 8, 1996 December 4, 1996. Thomas A. Palombo, Special Assistant Attorney General, Providence, RI, argued (Jeffrey B. Pine, Attorney General, Rebecca Tedford Partington, Special Assistant Attorney General, and Ellen Evans […]

GREAT NORTHERN NEKOOSA CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 82-1751.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 3, 1983. Decided July 18, 1983. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 9, 1983. Mark A. Michelson, Boston, Mass., with whom Mitchell H. Kaplan, and Choate, Hall Stewart, Boston, Mass., were on […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Matthew MARSH, Defendant, Appellant. No. 07-1698.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 8, 2008. Decided April 1, 2009. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, F. Dennis Saylor, IV, J. Page 82 Alan Jay Black, for appellant. Lisa M. Asiaf, Assistant United States […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. EDIBERTO RAMIREZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 93-1403.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted November 24, 1993. Decided December 9, 1993. Page 11 Francis R. Williams, on brief for appellant. Edwin J. Gale, U.S. Atty., Margaret E. Curran and Lawrence D. Gaynor, Asst. U.S. Attys., on brief for appellee. Appeal from the United […]

Beatrice M. HUNT, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. GOLDEN RULE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Appellee. No. 10-2065.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 6, 2011. Decided April 19, 2011. Page 84 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, Paul J. Barbadoro, J. Page 85 Gordon R. Blakeney, Jr., for appellant. William […]

STRATFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT, S.A.U. #58, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 98-1194.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 17, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court, for the District of New Hampshire, [Hon. Paul J. Barbadoro, U.S. District Judge]. Page 719 Charles W. Grau, with whom Upton, Sanders Smith was […]

ROYAL INDEMNITY CO. et al. v. AMERICAN BOND MORTGAGE CO., Inc., et al. No. 2703.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 23, 1933. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine; John A. Peters, Judge. In the matter of the American Bond Mortgage Company, Inc., bankrupt. From an order […]

LEE TAI ON ex rel. LEE AH THLUE v. TILLINGHAST, United States Commissioner of Immigration. No. 2282.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 27, 1928. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James A. Lowell, Judge. Habeas corpus by Lee Tai On, on relation of Lee Ah Thlue. […]

COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. WALBROOK INSURANCE CO., LTD., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. NATIONAL CASUALTY CO., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. Nos. 94-1526, 94-1561.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 14, 1994. Decided December 5, 1994. Page 765 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

GALLARDO, Treasurer, et al. v. PORTO RICO RY., LIGHT POWER CO. No. 2058.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 11, 1927. Page 919 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 920 Appeal from the District Court of the United States for […]

SAMSON CRANE COMPANY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNION NATIONAL SALES, Incorporated, et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 4474.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 10, 1950. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Francis J.W. Ford, Judge. Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, and MARIS (by special assignment) and WOODBURY, Circuit Judges. Charles […]

ROBERT J. SACRAMONA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE, INC., AND THE BUDD COMPANY, DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 96-1345United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 13, 1997. Page 445 Michael K. Gillis with whom Gillis Bikofsky, P.C., Newton Center, MA, was on briefs for appellant. Francis H. Fox with whom John R. Skelton and Bingham, Dana Gould […]

EARL WILLAMETZ, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. JOSEPH SUSI ET AL., DEFENDANTS, AND HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY, TRUSTEE, APPELLEE, AND ANTHONY J. ORLANDO, TRUSTEE. No. 73-1267.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued November 5, 1973. Decided December 20, 1973. J. Francis Hayden, New York City, for appellant. Robert B. Stimpson, Boston, Mass., with whom Jaffee Stimpson, Boston, […]

DI MELIA v. BOWLES, Price Administrator, et al. No. 4057.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 17, 1944. Writ of Certiorari Denied June 18, 1945. See 65 S.Ct. 1581. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Francis J.W. Ford, Judge. Action by Joseph Di Melia against Chester Bowles, […]

MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS v. ARNOLD, HOFFMAN CO., Inc., et al. ARNOLD, HOFFMAN CO., Inc., v. MATHIESON ALKALI WORKS. Nos. 2266, 2267.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 19, 1929. Rehearing Denied April 9, 1929. Appeals from the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island; Brown, Judge. Suits by the Mathieson […]

Jennifer HOULT, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. David Parks HOULT, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-2128.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 6, 2004. Decided June 22, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Douglas P. Woodlock, J. Page 48 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

IN RE SACO LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORP., LEATHER COMFORT CORPORATION, KIRSTEIN LEATHER CO., D/B/A SACO TANNING CORP., KIRSTEIN SPLIT CORPORATION, DEBTORS. RODERICK R. ROVZAR, TRUSTEE, APPELLANT. No. 82-1798.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued March 11, 1983. Decided June 27, 1983. Page 442 Charles E. Miller, with whom Gregory A. Tselikis, and Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer Nelson […]

Weiping ZHENG, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-2562.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted May 2, 2006. Decided September 26, 2006. Appeal from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA). Page 61 Alexander K. Yu, on brief for petitioner. Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, and Siu Wong, […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Liborio Ruben CARO-MUÑIZ, Defendant/Appellant. No. 03-1790.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 12, 2004. Decided April 22, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, J. Page 23 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL […]

Wen Y. CHIANG, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Lynn SKEIRIK, in her official capacity as Director of the National Visa Center; Condoleezza Rice, in her official capacity as Secretary of State; Michael Chertoff, in his official capacity as Secretary of Homeland Security; Brian Ferinden, in his official capacity as Vice General Consul in Guangzhou, China; and the […]

STATE OF MAINE ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. JUANITA M. KREPS ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 77-1402.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 14, 1977. Decided September 23, 1977. Rehearing Denied October 20, 1977. Page 1053 Edward F. Bradley, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Augusta, Maine, for plaintiffs, appellants. William Brian Morrison, Atty., Dept. of […]

MARGARET AUSTIN, ETC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 87-1546.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 6, 1988. Decided March 11, 1988. Page 1185 G. William Higbee with whom McTeague, Higbee, Libner, Reitman, MacAdam Case, Topsham, Me., and David Gregory, Alfred, Me., were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Mark G. Furey […]

MT. VERNON COOPERATIVE BANK, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. John F. GLEASON, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, Defendant, Appellee. No. 6736.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 19, 1966. Page 290 Timothy H. Donohue, Boston, Mass., with whom Karl J. Hirshman and Sherburne, Powers Needham, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellant. Robert V. Zener, Atty., Dept. […]

MARYLAND CASUALTY CO. v. WYOMING VALLEY PAPER CO. No. 3123.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 25, 1936. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of New Hampshire; George F. Morris, Judge. Suit by the Wyoming Valley Paper Company against the Maryland Casualty Company. Judgment for the plaintiff, and defendant […]

Jose TAVARES, Petitioner, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. No. 5577.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 29, 1960. Page 370 W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom John J. Egan, Boston Mass., was on brief, for petitioner. Lloyd J. Keno, Atty. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Howard A. Heffron, Acting […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Aries D. CRUDUP, Defendant, Appellant. No. 03-1717.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 3, 2004. Decided July 7, 2004. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Ernest C. Torres, J. Page 6 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rafael MORALES-RODRÍGUEZ Defendant, Appellant. No. 04-2495.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted February 24, 2006. Decided May 19, 2006. [EDITORS’ NOTE: THE OPINION OF THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS, FIRST CIRCUIT, IN U.S. v. MORALES-RODRIGUEZ, PUBLISHED IN THE ADVANCE SHEET AT THIS CITATION, 448 F.3D 50, WAS WITHDRAWN […]

Everett L. PARKER, Jr., Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. PERMA-HOME CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Victor LEAVITT, Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. Nos. 6833-6835.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 22, 1967. Rehearing Denied June 7, 1967. Page 642 Charles M. Burnim, Boston, Mass., […]

COMMONWEALTH ELECTRIC COMPANY, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. WOODS HOLE, MARTHA’S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET STEAMSHIP AUTHORITY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 84-1591.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued January 10, 1985. Decided February 8, 1985. Rehearing Denied March 5, 1985. Frank H. Handy, Jr., with whom Kneeland, Kydd Handy, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for defendant, appellant. Timothy R. […]

Alexander DIAZ-GARCÍA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent. No. 09-1681.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted March 2, 2010. Decided June 25, 2010. Page 22 Robert M. Warren, on brief, for petitioner. Aaron R. Petty, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Tony […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. CARLOMAGNO GONZALEZ MEDINA, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 85-1694.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 4, 1986. Decided July 30, 1986. Page 1110 Everett M. de Jesus, Trial Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice with whom Jose A. Quiles, Acting U.S. Atty., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellant. Alberto F. […]

BENJAMIN GOLDMAN, ESQUIRE, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. ROBERT ROBINSON, TRUSTEE, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 85-1328.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 11, 1985. Decided February 11, 1986. Benjamin Goldman, pro se. Mark N. Berman, Boston, Mass., with whom Guy B. Moss, Mary K. DeNevi, Widett, Slater Goldman, P.C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellee. […]

Wendell O. CHRISTIAN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF MAINE et al., Respondents. Misc. No. 278.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 6, 1968. Wendell O. Christian, pro se. Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM. We have before us a petition for a certificate of probable cause to appeal in a […]

PRENTICE I. ROBINSON, ET AL., PETITIONERS, APPELLANTS, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. CENTRONICS DATA COMPUTER CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES, INTERVENOR. No. 86-1158.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 4, 1986. Decided November 13, 1986. Page 39 Jerome S. Hertz, with whom Malcolm L. Russell-Einhorn and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., […]

Sigfrido TORRES-LAZARINI, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee. No. 06-2634.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted March 6, 2008. Decided April 16, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, José Antonio Fusté, J. Page 70 Rafael A. Oliveras Lopez De Victoria on brief for appellant. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. DANIEL D. TAVARES, Defendant, Appellant. No. 95-1763.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 3, 1996 August 21, 1996. Page 11 Kevin S. Nixon, Medford, MA, for appellant. Daniel D. Tavares, on brief, pro se. Michael J. Pelgro, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, United States […]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. TORREFACCION CAFE CIALITOS, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 94-2288.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 5, 1995. Decided August 15, 1995. Page 440 Gilberto Mayo-Pagan with whom Mayo Mayo, Santurce, PR, was on brief, for appellants. Daniel Glenn Lonergan, Counsel, with whom Ann DuRoss, Asst. Gen. […]

Richard E. OLSEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant, Appellee. No. 04-2156.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 7, 2005. Decided July 8, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Reginald C. Lindsay, J. Page 145 Timothy J. Burke for appellant. Jonathan S. Cohen, Tax Division, Department of […]

RCI NORTHEAST SERVICES DIVISION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. BOSTON EDISON COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 87-1057.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued June 1, 1987. Decided June 30, 1987. Page 200 William G. Meserve, Boston, Mass., with whom Ropes Gray and John A. Walsh, Jr. were on brief, for defendant, appellant. John D. O’Reilly, III, Farmingham, Mass., […]

Froilan M. NEGRÓN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. CELEBRITY CRUISES, INC.; Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Defendants, Appellees. No. 01-2407.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted October 25, 2002. Decided January 17, 2003. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, J. Page 61 Harry Anduze-Montaño and Noelma Colón-Cordovés on […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Thomas Ronald THEODORE, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-1281.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 4, 2003. Decided December 12, 2003. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Reginald C. Lindsay, J. Page 2 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL […]

Giuseppe BRANDANO et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Stanley L. HANDMAN et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 6430.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 9, 1965. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts; Anthony Julian, Judge. Joseph Zallen, Boston, Mass., for appellants. Arthur D. Thomson, Boston, Mass., with whom Robert G. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. POLE NO. 3172, HOPKINTON, ETC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. APPEAL OF ALICE GAZDA, IDA AMBROSIO AND CHARLES FOGARTY, CLAIMANTS. No. 87-1600.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued April 8, 1988. Decided July 29, 1988. Page 637 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE […]

FOSTER v. MANUFACTURERS’ FINANCE CO. No. 2171.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. November 19, 1927. Page 610 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 John H. Sullivan. From a decree of the District Court holding certain assignments […]

DR. EILEEN T. MENDEZ, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. DR. ROBERT BELTON, PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 83-1964.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued June 5, 1984. Decided July 18, 1984. Page 16 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 17 […]

SHANKMAN et al. v. ASPINOOK CORP. No. 4827.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. September 2, 1954. Page 903 Harry Pollack, Boston, Mass. (Hubert C. Thompson and Cohn, Riemer Pollack, Boston, Mass., with him on brief), for appellants. George A. McLaughlin, Boston, Mass., for appellee. WOODBURY, Circuit Judge. The facts necessary for the disposition of […]

SCOTT PECKHAM, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. SCOTT PECKHAM, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 89-1556, 89-1557.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 6, 1989. Decided February 8, 1990. Page 831 Philip N. Beauregard, New Bedford, Mass., for plaintiffs, appellants. Thomas D. […]

STEEVES v. RODMAN, U.S. Marshal. No. 1982.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 29, 1926. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Rhode Island; Arthur L. Brown, Judge. Habeas corpus by Harry L. Steeves against William R. Rodman, United States marshal. From a decree discharging the writ, and remanding […]

JOHN CARILLO, PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. JOHN N. BROWN, ET AL., RESPONDENTS, APPELLEES. No. 86-1307.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 8, 1986. Decided December 23, 1986. Page 1095 Paul V. Curcio with whom Hinckley, Allen, Tobin Silverstein was on brief for petitioner, appellant. Thomas More Dickinson, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., Chief, Appellate Div., with […]

Paul WENNIK, Plaintiff, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. POLYGRAM GROUP DISTRIBUTION, INC., Defendant, Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Nos. 01-1092, 01-1093 and 01-2125.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 9, 2002. Decided September 10, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Patti B. Saris, J. Page 124 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE […]

Robert E. HAINES, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Henry RISLEY, et al., Respondents, Appellees. No. 03-2011.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 9, 2005. Decided June 24, 2005. Page 286 Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, Paul J. Barbadoro, J. Page 287 Bjorn Lange, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for […]

In re Stephen H. CHEW, Debtor. Page 12 Marcia McGarry, Cynthia Wyrocki, Edward Chew, Carol Colburn, Appellants, v. Stephen H. Chew, Appellee. No. 06-2123.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 7, 2007. Decided July 30, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Nancy Gertner, J. Page 13 Michael […]

TILLINGHAST, Commissioner of Immigration, v. WONG WING. No. 2280.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 30, 1928. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Elisha H. Brewster, Judge. Petition by Wong Wing against Anna C.M. Tillinghast, Commissioner of Immigration, for habeas corpus to secure the admission of petitioner […]

IN RE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, DEBTOR. EDWARD KAUFMAN, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS, v. PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES. No. 94-1489.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 7, 1994. Decided January 6, 1995. Page 764 Robert C. Richards, East Hampton, NY, for appellants. Wynn E. Arnold, Asst. […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. FELIX SANTIAGO SOTO, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 86-1785.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 5, 1987. Decided August 14, 1987. Orison Trossi Orlandi, was on brief for defendant, appellant. Warren Vazquez, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., was on brief for plaintiff, appellee. […]

Diana RAMÍREZ and Humberto Ramírez, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Natalio DEBS-ELÍAS, M.D., Defendant, Appellee. No. 03-1516.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 6, 2004. Decided May 12, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, J. Page 445 Robert A. Rosenblatt, with whom Francisco López-Romo, were […]

Mildred MARTÍNEZ-SERRANO and Elizabeth Martínez-Serrano, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES OF PUERTO RICO, INC., d/b/a Hospital San Cristóbal, Defendant, Appellee. No. 08-1127.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 4, 2009. Decided June 8, 2009. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Jaime Pieras, Jr., J. Page 279 […]