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United States First Circuit - October 2008 Opinion Summaries

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US v. Herrick
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Sentence for possessing a firearm after already having been convicted of a felony is vacated and case is remanded where under the recent legal...
10/17/2008 071553
Bebri v. Mukasey
United States First Circuit
Immigration Law, International Law 
Petition for review of decision denying Albanian-citizen petitioner's applications for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention...
10/17/2008 072780
McIntyre v. US
United States First Circuit
Injury & Tort Law 
In a wrongful death action brought by the estate of an FBI informant who was murdered after his identity was leaked by the FBI agent, judgment in...
10/16/2008 071663, 071664
Batterman v. Leahy
United States First Circuit
Attorney's Fees, Constitutional Law 
In a claim for attorneys fees, the district court's administrative closure of the case on grounds of Pullman abstention is vacated and remanded where:...
10/15/2008 072653
US v. FNU LNU
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Government Benefits, Sentencing 
Conviction and sentencing for furnishing false information to the Commissioner of Social Security are affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the...
10/10/2008 071780, 072020
Farley v. Bissonnette
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
In a conviction for first degree murder, denial of writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over claims that: 1) the trial judge's instruction to the jury...
10/08/2008 081094
US v. Vasquez
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Conviction for drug and gun offenses is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the district court should have suppressed his statements acknowledging...
10/08/2008 072796
US v. Jackson
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded where defendant was subjected to custodial interrogation before being...
10/08/2008 072510
Enica v. Principi
United States First Circuit
Evidence, Labor & Employment Law 
In a claim brought by nurse-plaintiff employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs alleging failure to accommodate her disability, grant of summary...
10/06/2008 062187
In Re High Voltage Eng'r Corp.
United States First Circuit
Bankruptcy Law 
In a bankruptcy matter, dismissal of trustee-plaintiff's claim is affirmed where: 1) the trustee filed his notice of appeal in the wrong set of cases;...
10/06/2008 072589

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