United States First Circuit - October 2000 Opinion Summaries
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BAKER v. COXEUnited States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Environmental LawAlthough plaintiffs may be correct that local officials were overzealous in denying construction permits because of environmental concerns, the... |
10/31/2000 | 99-1843 |
STEWART v. DUTRA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC.United States First Circuit
Admiralty, Injury & Tort LawA large floating platform equipped with a clamshell bucket, operating as a dredge, is not a a "vessel in navigation" under the Jones Act, 46 USC 688. |
10/31/2000 | 99-1487, 00-1090 |
BESSETTE v. AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.United States First Circuit
Bankruptcy Law11 USC 105 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code provides district courts with equitable powers of relief such that it can enforce the discharge injunction... |
10/27/2000 | 99-2291 |
NELSON v. INSUnited States First Circuit
Immigration LawThree episodes of solitary confinement comprising less than 72 hours each accompanied by physical abuse, periodic surveillance, threatening phone... |
10/27/2000 | 99-2283 |
US v. MILLANUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureUnder the doctrine of completeness codified in Federal Rule of Evidence 106, a party wishing to introduce only a portion of a recorded statement may... |
10/27/2000 | 99-1805 |
WHALLEN v. LYNNUnited States First Circuit
Family Law, International LawUnder Mexican law, the child's father exercised rights of custody protected by the Hague Convention, even though he never married the child's mother,... |
10/27/2000 | 00-2041 |
MARCAN-RIVERA v. PUEBLO INT'L, INC.United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawEmployee with physical disability protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act failed to make a prima facie showing that discrimination because... |
10/25/2000 | 99-1702 / 1703 |
WILLIAMS v. MATESANZUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & ProcedureAntiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 precludes federal district court from granting habeas relief to petitioner convicted of first... |
10/25/2000 | 00-1204 |
BURNS v. STATE POLICE ASSOC. OF MASS.United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment LawPlaintiff's failure to show racial animus as a motivating factor for the incidents of which plaintiff complains justifies the court's dismissal of his... |
10/24/2000 | 99-2299 |
PARI-FASANO v. ITT HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS. CO.United States First Circuit
ERISA, Insurance LawBenefits eligibility determinations by the Social Security Administration are not binding on disability insurers, particularly where the government... |
10/24/2000 | 99-2239 |
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