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United States First Circuit - December 2008 Opinion Summaries

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US v. Sherman
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure 
Conviction for possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime is affirmed over claims of error that: 1) the evidence was not... 		12/22/2008 081385
US v. Caraballo
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
In a question of first impression in the First Circuit, denial of defendant's motion for reduced sentence for possessing crack cocaine with intent to... 		12/22/2008 081555
Valenzuela-Solari v. Mukasey
United States First Circuit
Immigration Law 
Petition to review decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) finding petitioner removable for overstaying his visa and for falsely... 		12/22/2008 081752
US v. Cruz-Diaz
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence 
Armed bank-robbery convictions are affirmed, despite one bank teller's doubt as to whether the gun was real, where eyewitness testimony, the bank's... 		12/18/2008 07-1534, 07-1535
Town of Marshfield v. Fed. Aviation Admin.
United States First Circuit
Administrative Law, Environmental Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Petition for review of agency decision to reroute aircraft approaching and departing Logan airport is denied. Agency did not err in finding that these... 		12/18/2008 07-2820
US v. Jones
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Sentence is affirmed where defendant pled guilty to charges stemming from her role in a bank fraud conspiracy. Loss amount was properly calculated to... 		12/17/2008 07-2052
US v. Martinez-Vega
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Twenty-year sentence for possession of crack cocaine with intent to distribute is affirmed, despite the fact that the trial court had misinformed... 		12/17/2008 08-1083
Casamento v. Massachusetts Bay Transp. Auth.
United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
In a gender discrimination case, summary judgment for employer is affirmed, as no evidence suggests that the job posting at issue was withdrawn... 		12/16/2008 08-1773
LaFrenier v. Kinirey
United States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Civil Rights  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
Summary judgment was properly granted to defendants on civil rights claims arising from an actively resisted arrest, where there was nothing... 		12/16/2008 07-1644
Concilio de Salud Integral de Loiza, Inc. v. Perez-Perdomo
United States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Government Law, Health Law  (Industry: Aerospace & Defense)
In a suit against the Secretary of Puerto Rico's Department of Health under 42 U.S.C. section 1983 for failure to make required "wraparound" payments,... 		12/15/2008 072012, 072070, 072326, 072327

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