Category: First Circuit Court of Appeals Opinions

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. BRUCE CHARLES CURTIS ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. No. 74-1381.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 7, 1975. Decided August 11, 1975. Page 1301 James S. Fleming, Worcester, Mass., by appointment of the Court, John F. Buckley, Worcester, Mass., by appointment of the Court, James L. Clifford, Worcester, Mass., by […]

JOHN S. MARCHANT, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. THE DAYTON TIRE RUBBER CO., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. Nos. 87-1487, 87-1634.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 7, 1987. Decided January 6, 1988. Page 696 Joseph T. Papetti with whom Stephen M. Ouellette, Orlando Associates, Gloucester, Page 697 Mass., and Peter A. Donovan, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for […]

EMIL CARSETTI, PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF MAINE, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 90-2032.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 6, 1991. Decided May 14, 1991. Page 1008 Peter W. Evans, Portland, Me., for petitioner, appellant. Donald W. Macomber, Asst. Atty. Gen., Hallowell, Me., with whom Michael E. Carpenter, Atty. Gen., and Charles K. Leadbetter, Asst. […]

HORTENSIA De ALLENDE, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. JAMES BAKER, SECRETARY OF STATE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 89-1360.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 13, 1989. Decided December 5, 1989. Page 8 Gregory C. Sisk, Seattle, Wash., with whom Michael Jay Singer, Attys., Appellate Staff Civ.Div., Dept. of Justice, Stuart E. Schiffer, Acting […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. FRANK PORTER, JR., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 90-1191.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 9, 1990. Decided January 30, 1991. Page 396 Murray A. Kohn, by appointment of the Court, with whom Espinosa Associates, was on brief for defendant, appellant. Victor A. Wild, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Wayne A. Budd, […]

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. BRANCH MOTOR EXPRESS CO., Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, Appellant, v. AIRLIFT INTERNATIONAL, INC., Third-Party Defendant. No. 7595.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 7, 1970. J. Owen Todd, Boston, Mass., with whom Hale Dorr, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant. Victor G. Fields, Brockton, Mass., for Texas […]

RAMON AGUEDA RODRIGUEZ, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 71-1250.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 1, 1972. Decided February 18, 1972. Page 941 Pedro E. Purcell Ruiz, Santurce, P. R., with whom George L. Weasler, Santurce, P. R., was on brief, for plaintiff-appellant. Walter H. Fleischer, Atty., Dept. of […]

PORTO RICO CITRUS FRUIT CO. v. KOHN. No. 2090.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. August 2, 1927. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico; Ira K. Wells, Judge. Suit by the Porto Rico Citrus Fruit Company against John M. Kohn. From a decree of dismissal, plaintiff appeals. […]

LUIS ROSARIO, INC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. AMANA REFRIGERATION, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 83-1852.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued April 2, 1984. Decided May 3, 1984. Edelmiro Salas Garcia, Hato Rey, P.R., for plaintiffs, appellants. Alberto J. Pico, Jr., San Juan, P.R., with whom Sara E. de Jesus Kellogg, and Brown, […]

KISHANLAL CHAKRABARTI, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. JOSEPH L. COHEN, M.D., AND MICHAEL J. GILL, M.D., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. KISHANLAL CHAKRABARTI, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. JOSEPH L. COHEN, M.D., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. Nos. 92-1987, 92-1988.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 8, 1994. Decided July 22, 1994. Page 2 Timothy A. Mullen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Government Bureau, […]

RAYMOND H. COPP, JR., PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 92-1012.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 5, 1992. Decided July 14, 1992. Page 1436 Alfred D. Ellis with whom Loren Rosenzweig and Cherwin Glickman were on brief, for petitioner, appellant. Sally J. Schornstheimer, Atty., Tax Div., Dept. of Justice, […]

ANNA E. SULLIVAN, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE AND CROSS-APPELLANT, v. THE MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT AND CROSS-APPELLEE. Nos. 80-1078, 80-1102.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 7, 1980. Decided August 8, 1980. Page 1081 H. Erik Lund, Boston, Mass., with whom Burns Levinson, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for The Manhattan Life Ins. […]

William QUILES, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Joaquin KILSON, et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 05-1026.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard September 12, 2005. Decided October 21, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Nathaniel M. Gorton, J. Stephen Hrones, with whom Hrones, Garrity and Hedges was on brief, […]

RUSSELL BOX CO. et al. v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE. No. 4760.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 18, 1953. Page 453 O. Walker Taylor, Melrose, Mass., for petitioners. Robert B. Ross, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen. (H. Brian Holland, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Ellis N. Slack and Melva M. Graney, Sp. Assts. to […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Edgardo VELEZ-SALDANA, Defendant, Appellant. No. 00-2031.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 10, 2001. Decided June 8, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Salvador E. Casellas, J. Page 50 Robert W. Odasz, for appellant. Aixa Maldonado-Quinones, Assistant United States Attorney, […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Rashaun SCOTT, Defendant, Appellant. No. 07-2232.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 5, 2009. Decided April 22, 2009. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Reginald C. Lindsay, J. Page 35 Paul Glickman, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Glickman Turley LLP […]

JOSE A. HERNANDEZ-TIRADO, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. MARIANO ARTAU, ETC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 88-1595.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 10, 1989. Decided May 15, 1989. Page 867 Luis N. Blanco Matos, Federal Litigation Div., Dept. of Justice, with whom Rafael Ortiz Carrion, Sol. Gen., and Norma Cotti Cruz, Deputy Sol. Gen., Ponce, P.R., were […]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. WORLD RADIO MISSION, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 76-1285.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 7, 1976. Decided November 4, 1976. Page 536 David Ferber, Sol. to the Com’n, Washington, D.C., with whom David J. Romanski, Asst. Gen. Counsel, and Vernon I. Zvoleff, Atty. S.E.C., Washington, […]

EMILIEN LEVESQUE, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. STATE OF MAINE ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES. No. 78-1351.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 5, 1978. Decided November 22, 1978. Page 79 Sidney St. F. Thaxter, Portland, Maine, with whom Kermit V. Lipez, Curtis Thaxter Corey Lipez Stevens, Robert E. Mittel and Sewall Mittel, Portland, Maine, were on brief, for […]

Timothy J. BURKE, Petitioner, Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent, Appellee. No. 06-1865.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 6, 2007. Decided May 4, 2007. Page 172 Timothy J. Burke, for appellant. Jonathan S. Cohen, Attorney, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, with whom Eileen J. O’Connor, Assistant Attorney General, and Regina S. […]

STEPHEN S. PSTRAGOWSKI, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT, ORISE B. PSTRAGOWSKI, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. Nos. 76-1344, 76-1509.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued January 3, 1977. Decided April 14, 1977. Page 2 Russell F. Hilliard, Concord, N. H., with whom Maynard, Dunn Phillips, Concord, N. […]

Damon R. CUNNINGHAM, Jr., Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS’ COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor; Bath Iron Works, Respondents. No. 03-1980.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 3, 2004. Decided August 3, 2004. Page 99 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY […]

KILLION v. SCHLEIFER. No. 4492.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. July 5, 1950. Richard C. Evarts, Boston, Mass. (Lyne, Woodworth Evarts, Boston, Mass., on brief), for appellant. Arthur T. Wasserman, Boston, Mass. (Wasserman Salter, Boston, Mass., on brief), for appellee. Page 238 Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, and WOODBURY and FRANK, Circuit Judges. MAGRUDER, Chief […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. HUSSEIN HAMIE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 98-1129.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 5, 1998. January 19, 1999. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [HON. DOUGLAS P. WOODLOCK, U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE]. Page 81 John M. Griffin, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald […]

DODGE-FREEDMAN POULTRY COMPANY, Debtor, Appellant, v. DELAWARE MILLS, Inc., et al., Appellees. No. 5213.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 21, 1957. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire; Aloysius J. Connor, Judge. Joseph Kruger, Boston, Mass., Widett Kruger, Boston, Mass., on the brief, for appellant. Robert P. […]

BENITEZ et al. v. UNITED STATES et al. No. 3768.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 29, 1944. Page 944 Appeals from the District Court of the United States for Puerto Rico; Robert A. Cooper, Judge. Condemnation proceeding by the United States of America against Carlota Benitez Sampayo and others. From three judgments the named […]

CARIBTOW CORPORATION, PETITIONER, v. OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION, RESPONDENT. No. 73-1285.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued February 4, 1974. Decided March 18, 1974. Page 1065 Edelmiro Salas Garcia, Guaynabo, P.R., for petitioner. Morton Hollander, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Irving Jaffe, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Stephen F. Eilperin, and Jean A. […]

TRIPLE-A BASEBALL CLUB ASSOCIATES, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. NORTHEASTERN BASEBALL, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. TRIPLE-A BASEBALL CLUB ASSOCIATES, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. NORTHEASTERN BASEBALL, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. TRIPLE-A BASEBALL CLUB ASSOCIATES, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. NORTHEASTERN BASEBALL, INC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL CLUBS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 87-1239, 87-1266 […]

EDYTHE SHUMAN, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 84-1884.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued March 5, 1985. Decided June 26, 1985. Page 284 David S. Fishback, Washington, D.C., with whom Peter A. Nowinski, Sp. Litigation Counsel, Gail Killefer, Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., William F. Weld, […]

COSME v. MARQUEZ. No. 3283.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 15, 1938. Page 909 Appeal from the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Suit by Modesta Concepcion Cosme against Ruperto Marquez seeking judgment declaring null and void the appointment of a tutor for the minor children of the plaintiff, the mortgage executed by the tutor […]

SOUTH PORTO RICO SUGAR CO. v. BUSCAGLIA, Treasurer of Puerto Rico, et al. No. 4091.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 6, 1946. Page 97 Appeal from Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Proceeding by Rafael Buscaglia, Treasurer of Puerto Rico, wherein South Porto Rico Sugar Company of New Jersey intervened and questioned the validity of […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ALAN REYNOLDS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RICHARD SYPHERS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 86-1870, 86-1871.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard July 28, 1987. Decided September 2, 1987. Maurice R. Flynn, III, Boston, Mass., by appointment of the court, for appellant Alan Reynolds. John C. McBride, with […]

ALBERT A. FLIBOTTE, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. PENNSYLVANIA TRUCK LINES, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 95-1197United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 3, 1997 Decided December 10, 1997 Page 22 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 23 Malcolm J. […]

NEW ENGLAND HEALTH CARE EMPLOYEES UNION, DISTRICT 1199, SEIU, AFL-CIO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, Defendant, Appellee. No. 01-1345.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 8, 2001. Decided December 10, 2001. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District Of Rhode Island, Ernest C. Torres, Chief District Judge. Page 426 […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Flor De Maria CACHO-BONILLA, Defendant, Appellant. United States of America, Appellee, v. Waldemar Perez-Quintana, Defendant, Appellant. Nos. 02-1393, 02-1394.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 8, 2004. Decided April 14, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Daniel R. Dominguez, J. […]

UNITED STATES v. BROWN. No. 2959.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. March 26, 1935. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Maine; John A. Peters, Judge. Action by Eleanor Brown, guardian of Earl R. Waterhouse, against the United States. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Judgment vacated, verdict […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Yonathan RODRÍGUEZ, T/N Carlos Ramírez Oganda, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-2656.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 3, 2008. Decided June 4, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Carmen Consuelo Cerezo, J. Page 222 Vivianne M. Marrero-Torres, Assistant Federal Public Defender, […]

CITY OF PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, Respondent. No. 09-1879.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard April 7, 2010. Decided July 16, 2010. Page 8 Donald L. Anglehart, with whom Law Office of Donald L. Anglehart, LLC was on brief, for petitioner. Laurel A. Bedig, United States Department of Justice, Environment […]

LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. BORLAND INTERNATIONAL, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 97-1399, No. 97-1857.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 9, 1998. Decided May 15, 1998. Page 71 Gary L. Reback, with whom Michael Barclay, Colleen Bal, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati, Peter E. Gelhaar, Katherine L. Parks, Donnelly, Conroy Gelhaar, LLP, Steven Brower, […]

George BAILEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee. No. 02-1063.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard August 1, 2002. Decided October 9, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, 176 F.Supp.2d 3, George Z. Singal, J. Page 1163 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William J. BENNETT, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-1167.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 3, 2006. Decided November 21, 2006. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Ernest C. Torres, J. Page 47 Christopher R. Goddu, Federal Defender Office, District of Massachusetts, with […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Steven BUNNELL, Defendant, Appellant. No. 01-1162.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted December 12, 2001. Decided February 15, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Maine, Gene Carter, J. Page 47 Robert A. Ratliff on brief for appellant. Paula D. Silsby, United States Attorney, […]

Gina MARRERO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. GOYA OF PUERTO RICO, INC., Defendant, Appellant. No. 01-1984.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 8, 2002. Decided August 28, 2002. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz, J. Page 8 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. CHRIS E. SEMPOS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 84-2026.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued August 7, 1985. Decided September 9, 1985. Robert V. Carr, Boston, Mass., was on brief for defendant, appellant. Thomas J. Drinan, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., with whom William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. MARK BLAIR, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT (TWO CASES). Nos. 88-1796, 89-1438.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard June 6, 1989. Decided September 29, 1989. Page 478 Joseph A. Dickinson, Concord, with whom Paul Twomey and Twomey Sisti Law Offices, Chichester, were on briefs, for defendant, appellant. Peter E. Papps, Acting U.S. […]

UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Rocco P. DeSIMONE, Defendant, Appellant. No. 05-2314.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 9, 2006. Decided June 7, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court of the District of Rhode Island, William E. Smith, J. Page 562 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT […]

TOOLING RESEARCH, INC., ET AL., Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. TRI-ONICS, INC., Defendant, Appellant. No. 93-1443.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. August 6, 1993. [EDITOR’S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. William G. Young, U.S. District Judge] Before […]

The WALMAC COMPANY, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Irving A. ISAACS et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 4863.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 8, 1954. Decided March 10, 1955. Page 109 Walter I. Sundlun, Providence, R.I., with whom Albert A. Baker, Providence, R.I., was on the brief, for appellant. Stephen B. Ives, Jr., Providence, R.I., with whom […]

WILLIAM COLON BERRIOS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. MIGUEL HERNANDEZ AGOSTO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. WILLIAM COLON BERRIOS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. MIGUEL HERNANDEZ AGOSTO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. WILLIAM COLON BERRIOS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. MIGUEL HERNANDEZ AGOSTO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. PEDRO JUAN SOTO, ET AL., INTERVENORS, APPELLANTS. Nos. 83-1597, 83-1598, […]

UNITED PORTO RICAN SUGAR CO. v. SALDANA. No. 2441.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 17, 1930. Appeal from the Supreme Court of Porto Rico. Action by Fernando del Toro Saldana against the Juncos Central Company, wherein the latter’s successor, United Porto Rican Sugar Company (of Porto Rico), was substituted as defendant. From a judgment […]

DIANE EGGER HALLQUIST, PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. LOCAL 276, PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS UNION, AFL-CIO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. APPEAL OF MAX FISH PLUMBING AND HEATING CO., INC., DEFENDANT. No. 87-1873.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 3, 1988. Decided March 25, 1988. Page 19 Richard W. Petrocelli with whom David M. Campbell and Visconti Petrocelli […]

Migdalia RODRIGUEZ-TORRES; Jose A. Martinez-Vega; Conjugal Partnership Rodriguez-Martinez Plaintiffs, Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. CARIBBEAN FORMS MANUFACTURER, INC.; Ramallo Brothers Printing, Inc.; Carlos Restrepo, in his personal capacity as an executive of Caribbean Forms Manufacturer, Inc., Defendants, Appellants/Cross-Appellees, Direct Media Technologies; Pedro J. Torres, in his personal capacity, Defendants. Nos. 03-2223, 03-2573.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard […]

ZAIDA LYDIA De CHOUDENS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. THE GOVERNMENT DEVELOPMENT BANK OF PUERTO RICO, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 86-1059.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.September 19, 1986. As Amended September 24, 1986. Page 6 Jose Angel Rey, Santurce, Puerto Rico, for defendants, appellants, with whom Saldana, Rey, Moran Alvarado, Hon. Hector Rivera […]

Benjamin W. COREY, Defendant, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee. No. 6046.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted August 24, 1962. Decided September 18, 1962. Russell Morton Brown, Washington, D.C., for appellant on memorandum. W. Arthur Garrity, Jr., U.S. Atty., and Thomas P. O’Connor, Asst. U.S. Atty., for appellee on motion to dismiss and […]

SAMUEL NOVOA-UMANIA, PETITIONER, v. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, RESPONDENT. No. 89-1623.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 5, 1989. Decided February 15, 1990. Deborah M. Cerullo, Cambridge, Mass., with whom William H. Miller and Emmanuel Legal Services were on brief, for petitioner. Maureen O’Sullivan, Jeremiah Friedman, Harvey Kaplan, Washington, D.C., and Law Office of […]

JOHN M. TAYLOR, ETC., ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. HERCULES, INC., DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 85-1532.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued November 14, 1985. Decided January 3, 1986. Page 172 Ira L. Lipman with whom Lipman Figman, Brockton, Mass., was on brief for appellants. Stephen Y. Chow with whom Robert D. Canty, and Gaston Snow […]

BIANCHI v. DOMENECH, Treasurer of Puerto Rico. No. 3003.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 25, 1935. Page 912 Appeal from the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Action by Juan Bianchi Rosafa against Manuel V. Domenech, treasurer. From a judgment of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico reversing judgment for plaintiff and awarding judgment for […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. JOSE LUIS LEBRON-GONZALEZ, A/K/A TITO CAMARO, A/K/A TITO PULGAR, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. RAYMOND CATALA FONFRIAS, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ERNESTO GIL ARZOLA MARTINEZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ PARRILLA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 85-1681 to 85-1684.United […]

EXETER-WEST GREENWICH REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. ARTHUR R. PONTARELLI, COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION FOR RHODE ISLAND, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 85-1459.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 9, 1986. Decided April 4, 1986. Page 48 Forrest L. Avila, Warren, R.I., for defendants, appellants. Edmund L. Alves, Jr., with whom Bradford […]

John J. SHANAHAN et al., Defendants, Appellants, v. GEORGE B. LANDERS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Inc., Plaintiff, Appellee. No. 5425.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 1, 1959. Page 401 John Lewis Connolly, Brighton, Mass., for John J. Shanahan and John J. Shanahan, Inc., appellants. William R. Gilman, Malden, Mass., for National Financial Acceptance Corp., appellant. […]

CARL H. SMITH, II, PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. MICHAEL J. CUNNINGHAM, WARDEN, NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE PRISON, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 85-1608.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued December 3, 1985. Decided January 23, 1986. James E. Duggan, Concord, N.H., was on brief for appellant. T. David Plourde, Asst. Atty. Gen., with whom Stephen E. Merrill, Atty. Gen., […]

Adam JENNINGS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Kenneth JONES, Defendant, Appellee. No. 05-2522.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Entered: August 17, 2007. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Ernest C. Torres, U.S. District Judge. Charles M. Bradley, Westerly, RI, for Plaintiff, Appellant Rebecca Tedford Partington, RI Attorney General’s Office, […]

MALL PROPERTIES, INC., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. JOHN O. MARSH, JR., ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES, CITY OF NEW HAVEN, INTERVENOR-DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. No. 87-1827.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted January 21, 1988. Decided March 11, 1988. Kathleen P. Dewey, Appellate Section, Land and Natural Resources Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for federal defendants, appellees’ motion […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ROY C. AMES, APPELLANT. No. 83-1729.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted June 8, 1984. Decided September 12, 1984. Roy Clifton Ames, on brief, pro se. William F. Weld, U.S. Atty., and C. Brian McDonald, Asst. U.S. Atty., Boston, Mass., on brief, for appellee. Appeal from the United States […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. ARMAND GOGUEN, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 83-1108.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 5, 1983. Decided December 19, 1983. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied January 24, 1984. Page 1013 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT […]

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. LAHEY CLINIC HOSPITAL, INC., Defendant, Appellant. No. 04-1753.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard December 10, 2004. Decided February 4, 2005. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Rya W. Zobel, J. Page 2 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT […]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, PETITIONER, v. JACK AUGUST ENTERPRISES, INC., RESPONDENT. No. 78-1001.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued May 2, 1978. Decided September 22, 1978. Bernard P. Jeweler, Baltimore, Md., Atty., with whom John S. Irving, Gen. Counsel, John E. Higgins, Jr., Deputy Gen. Counsel, Carl L. Taylor, Associate Gen. Counsel, Elliott Moore, Deputy […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. WILFREDO PEREZ SANCHEZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 85-1880.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued October 9, 1986. Decided November 25, 1986. Randolph Gioia, by Appointment of the Court, with whom Madden and Gioia was on brief for defendant, appellant. Richard G. Taranto with whom Samuel Rosenthal, Chief, Appellate Section, Criminal […]

Petition of COLBURN. In re MLLE. LEMAUD, Inc. No. 2048, Original.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 31, 1926. Petition for Revision of Proceedings of the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts, in Bankruptcy; Elisha H. Brewster, Judge. In the matter of the bankruptcy of Mlle. Lemaud, Inc. On petition […]

Vassiliki ALEXANDRIDIS et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. John JEWETT et al., Defendants, Appellees. No. 6937.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 24, 1968. Page 830 Albert P. Zabin, Boston, Mass., with whom Edward M. Swartz, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellants. John F. Dunn, Boston, Mass., for all appellees, with whom Robert G. […]

VICTOR J. IRLANDA ORTIZ, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 91-1471.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted August 16, 1991. Decided December 9, 1991. Raymond Rivera Esteves and Juan A. Hernandez Rivera, San Juan, P.R. on brief for plaintiff, appellant. Daniel F. Lopez Romo, U.S. Atty., Jose Vazquez Garcia, […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. PAUL E. LOWE, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 97-1452.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. May 27, 1998. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Judge, Hon. Robert B. Collings, U.S. Magistrate Judge. Page 46 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES […]

James D. SULLIVAN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Edward J. CHOQUETTE, Jonathan G. Wells III, Harvey Beit and T. Francis Kelleher, Defendants, Appellees. No. 7404.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 30, 1969. Page 675 James D. Sullivan, pro se. Benjamin Goldman, Boston, Mass., for Edward J. Choquette and others, appellees. David S. Mortensen, Boston, Mass., […]

John F. MYRON ex rel. HONG LUN, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Anna C.M. TILLINGHAST, U.S. Commissioner of Immigration, Respondent, Appellee. No. 2246.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 26, 1928. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; Elisha H. Brewster, Judge. Before BINGHAM, JOHNSON, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges. PER […]

PLANNED PARENTHOOD LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLANTS, v. FRANCIS X. BELLOTTI, ETC., ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLEES. No. 88-1221.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 7, 1989. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied March 14, 1989. John H. Henn with whom Foley, Hoag Eliot, Boston, Mass., and Richard H. Pildes, Washington, D.C., were […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Leo BEATTY, Defendant, Appellant. No. 06-2481.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February. 7, 2008. Decided August 12, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, F. Dennis Saylor, IV, J. Page 9 Lisa M. Asiaf, Assistant U.S. Attorney, with whom Michael J. Sullivan, […]

IN RE SAN JUAN DUPONT PLAZA HOTEL FIRE LITIGATION PASQUALE MASSARO, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. STANLEY CHESLEY, ET AL., APPELLEES. IN RE SAN JUAN DUPONT PLAZA HOTEL FIRE LITIGATION RICHARD BIEDER, ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. STANLEY CHESLEY, ET AL., APPELLEES. Nos. 95-2285, 96-1142.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. April 22, 1997. Page 221 [EDITORS’ […]

BARRINGTON COVE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND MORTGAGE FINANCE CORPORATION, Rhode Island Housing Trust Fund and Richard H. Godfrey, Jr., Personally and in his Capacity as Executive Director of the Rhode Island Housing and Mortgage Finance Corporation, Defendants, Appellees. No. 99-1930.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 11, 2000. Decided […]

JOHN CAMPBELL, JR., ET AL., PETITIONERS, APPELLANTS, v. MICHAEL V. FAIR, COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTION, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 87-1311United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard October 6, 1987. Decided January 26, 1988. Anthony M. Cardinale, with whom Robert L. Sheketoff and Zalkind, Sheketoff, Homan, Rodriguez Lunt, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for petitioners. William A. Gottlieb, […]

STRACHMAN v. PALMER et al. No. 4418.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. October 26, 1949. Page 428 Bernard P. Rome, Boston, Mass. (Arthur T. Wasserman and Wasserman Salter, Boston, Mass., with him on brief), for appellant. Paul F. Perkins, Boston, Mass., for appellees. Before MAGRUDER, Chief Judge, WOODBURY, Circuit Judge, and CONNOR, District Judge. […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. DANIEL JOSEPH MARAVILLA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. RAFAEL JESUS DOMINGUEZ, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. Nos. 88-1061, 88-1062.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard January 11, 1990. Decided June 28, 1990. Page 217 David Shaughnessy, Boston, Mass., with whom John Wall and Law Offices of John Wall, Washington, D.C., were on brief, […]

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, APPELLEE, v. DINO CONTENTI, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 83-1746.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued April 3, 1984. Decided June 1, 1984. Page 629 John F. Cicilline, Providence, R.I., for defendant, appellant. William C. Bryson, Washington, D.C., with whom Lincoln C. Almond, U.S. Atty., and Edwin J. Gale, Sp. Atty., Dept. of […]

The BOSTON PILOTS; Arthur Whittemore, Captain; L.J. Cannon; R.B. Emery; R. Stover; J. Collins; C. Hoyt; J.S. Carmody; R.P. Cushman; J.E. Frye, Jr; R.G. Cordes; F. Morton; G.H. Farmer, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. The MOTOR VESSEL MIDNIGHT GAMBLER AND EAST COAST EXCURSIONS, INC., Defendants, Appellees. No. 02-1494.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 5, 2003. […]

Richard ASKEW, By His Guardian, Elsie E. Laing, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Roger CROUCH et al., d/b/a The Crouch School for Boys, Defendants, Appellees. No. 5303.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. January 14, 1958. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire; Aloysius J. Connor, Judge. Charles W. Tobey, Jr., […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. SANTO RUIZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, No. 95-1286, UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. VIRGILIO RUIZ, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT, No. 95-1287 No. 95-1286, 95-1287.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. February 12, 1997. Page 1493 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 1494 [EDITORS’ […]

JOSE A. CUEVAS-SEGARRA, AMNERIS MARTINEZ, APPELLANTS, v. MARIA LUISA CONTRERAS, APPELLEE. ANTONIO R. CONCEPCION-VELAZQUEZ, AGNA I. MORALES, APPELLEES. JOSE A. CUEVAS-SEGARRA, AMNERIS MARTINEZ, APPELLEES, v. MARIA LUISA CONTRERAS, APPELLEE. ANTONIO R. CONCEPCION-VELAZQUEZ, AGNA I. MORALES, APPELLANTS. Nos. 97-1234, 97-1265.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard November 3, 1997. Decided January 23, 1998. Charles A. Cuprill-Hernandez, […]

Ernest A. WALEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellee. No. 5508.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit. December 15, 1959. Page 600 Bennett Sanderson, Boston, Mass., with whom Francis J. Bousquet, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for appellant. David O. Walter, Attorney, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., with whom Howard A. Heffron, […]

PATRICK J. O’SHEA, PETITIONER, APPELLANT, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, RESPONDENT, APPELLEE. No. 73-1333.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted December 4, 1973. Decided February 7, 1974. Page 775 Patrick J. O’Shea on brief pro se. James N. Gabriel, U.S. Atty., and Edward J. Lee, Asst. U.S. Atty., on brief for appellee. Appeal from the […]

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel GARCÍA-ÁLVAREZ, Defendant, Appellant. Nos. 07-1471, 07-1697.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard March 7, 2008. Decided September 4, 2008. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, Jose Antonio Fusté, J. Page 9 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN […]

ARNALDO JIMENEZ-FUENTES, ET AL., PLAINTIFFS, APPELLEES, v. HON. JAIME TORRES GAZTAMBIDE, ET AL., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 85-1655.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Argued September 13, 1985. Decided December 20, 1985. Opinion on Denial of Rehearing February 6, 1986. Page 231 Marcos A. Ramirez Lavandero, Hato Rey, P.R., for defendants, appellants. Frank Rodriguez-Garcia, Ponce, P.R., for […]

RESOLUTION TRUST CORPORATION, AS RECEIVER FOR COMFED SAVINGS BANK, F.A., PLAINTIFF, APPELLEE, v. HAROLD GOLD AND GRAPHICS LEASING CORP., DEFENDANTS, APPELLANTS. No. 94-1080.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 4, 1994. Decided July 27, 1994. Page 252 Leonard M. Singer, with whom Heidlage Reece, P.C., Boston, MA, was on brief, for appellants. Michael J. […]

UNITED STATES v. SAWLER. No. 3427.Circuit Court of Appeals, First Circuit. June 13, 1939. Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; George C. Sweeney, Judge. Suit on war risk policy by Henry Condon Sawler against the United States. From a judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant appeals. Reversed […]

BECKY J. LICCIARDI, PLAINTIFF, APPELLANT, v. TIG INSURANCE GROUP, DEFENDANT, APPELLEE. No. 97-2008United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard February 5, 1998. Decided April 10, 1998. Page 358 Leonard Glazer, with whom Frank E. Glazer, Anthony R. Orlando and Law Offices of Leonard Glazer were on brief, for appellant. Carol A. Griffin, with whom Mark […]

Joy CARTER, individually and Parent and next friend of Caleb O. and Cassidy C.; Thomas Carter, individually and as Parent and next friend of Cassidy C., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Jay LINDGREN, individually and in his capacity as Director of The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth Families; State of Rhode Island; Candace Salvo, individually and […]

Senait FESSEHA, Petitioner, v. John ASHCROFT, Attorney General, Respondent. Nos. 00-1610, 02-2047.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 6, 2003. Decided June 16, 2003. Appeal from the Court of Appeals, Lynch, Circuit Judge. Page 14 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT […]

Emad BARSOUM, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent. No. 09-1968.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Submitted June 30, 2010. Decided August 24, 2010. Page 74 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] Page 75 [EDITORS’ NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS […]

UNITED STATES, APPELLEE, v. NOEL FEMIA, DEFENDANT, APPELLANT. No. 94-2122.United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.Heard May 5, 1995. Decided June 16, 1995. Page 44 Kirsten M. Lacovara, Boston, MA, with whom James E. Carroll and Peabody Arnold were on brief for appellant. Heidi E. Brieger, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Donald K. Stern, […]