United States First Circuit - February 2009 Opinion Summaries
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Espinoza v. SabolUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas CorpusDistrict 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 & ProcedureIn 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 |
First Specialty Ins. Corp. v. Am. Home Assurance Co.United States First Circuit
Admiralty, Insurance LawIn 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 |
US v. NutterUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingConviction 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 |
Ordonez-Garcia v. HolderUnited States First Circuit
Immigration LawPetition 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. RiveraUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingDirect 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. GloverUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, SentencingConviction 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 |
US v. Perez-CruzUnited States First Circuit
Immigration LawIn a motion for reduction of sentence based on statutory sentencing guideline amendments, district court's denial is affirmed where even with the... |
02/25/2009 | 08-1834 |
Scatambuli v. HolderUnited States First Circuit
Immigration LawPetition for review of denial of Brazilian citizens application for asylum and withholding of removal is denied where there was substantial evidence... |
02/25/2009 | 08-1584 |
Nadal-Ginard v. HolderUnited States First Circuit
Immigration LawPetition 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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