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United States First Circuit - October 2000 Opinion Summaries

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BAKER v. COXE

United States First Circuit
Constitutional Law, Environmental Law
Although 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 Law
A 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 Law
11 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. INS

United States First Circuit
Immigration Law
Three 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. MILLAN

United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Under 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. LYNN

United States First Circuit
Family Law, International Law
Under 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 Law
Employee 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. MATESANZ

United States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Antiterrorism 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 Law
Plaintiff'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 Law
Benefits 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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