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United States First Circuit - February 2009 Opinion Summaries

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First Specialty Ins. Corp. v. Am. Home Assurance Co.
United States First Circuit
Admiralty, Insurance Law 
In an insurance dispute, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where: 1) the joint operation of the barge and... 		02/27/2009 08-1244
Espinoza v. Sabol
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus 
District court's order dismissing plaintiff's habeas corpus petition is affirmed where: 1) the time at liberty doctrine cannot be applied to adjust... 		02/27/2009 08-1712
Poirier v. Massachusetts Dept. of Corr.
United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure 
In a civil rights action, district court's dismissal of plaintiff's complaint for failure to state a claim is affirmed where enforcement of a... 		02/27/2009 08-1290
Ordonez-Garcia v. Holder
United States First Circuit
Immigration Law 
Petition for review of denial of motion to reopen removal proceeding is denied as it the motion not filed within 90 days of a final order of removal. 		02/26/2009 08-1250
US v. Rivera
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Direct appeal from sentence is granted where the district court may have underestimated the scope of its discretion to vary from the statutory... 		02/26/2009 07-2687
US v. Nutter
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Conviction and sentence for arson and mail fraud is affirmed where: 1) defendant failed to show there was plain error in instructing the jury on the... 		02/26/2009 08-1279
US v. Glover
United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing 
Conviction and sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) the prosecutor's closing statements were not improper; 2)... 		02/26/2009 07-1983
Mejia-Rodriguez v. Holder
United States First Circuit
Immigration Law 
Petition for review of final order of removal is denied where the plaintiff's equal protection rights were not violated and the petty offense... 		02/25/2009 08-1442
Del Gallo v. Parent
United States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Elections, Government Law 
In a case involving First Amendment rights and the right to campaign on a post office sidewalk, grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is... 		02/25/2009 08-1511
Nadal-Ginard v. Holder
United States First Circuit
Immigration Law 
Petition for review of denial of motion to terminate removal proceedings and decision to pretermit application for a waiver of inadmissibility under... 		02/25/2009 08-1550

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