United States First Circuit - May 2017 Opinion Summaries
Page 1 of 4
Showing Result 1 - 10 of 32
| Description | Date | Docket # |
|---|---|---|
Good Samaritan Medical Center v. NLRBUnited States First Circuit
Labor & Employment Law
In a case in which an employee was purportedly terminated for violating his hospital employer's civility policy, following a heated exchange regarding...
|
05/31/2017 | 15-1347, 15-1412, 15-1877, 15-1941 |
Montany v. University of New EnglandUnited States First Circuit
Injury & Tort Law, Education Law, Contracts
In a suit brought by an occupational-therapy student against the school for injuries she sustained during a practical exam, in which program...
|
05/30/2017 | 16-2176 |
Garcia-Cruz v. SessionsUnited States First Circuit
Immigration Law, Administrative Law
In a petition for review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) decision, which affirmed an Immigration Judge's (IJ) decision denying his...
|
05/26/2017 | 15-2272 |
US v. FieldsUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence for conviction of a stamp-stealing scheme, in which defendant stole more than $30,000 worth of postage stamps by passing bad checks at...
|
05/26/2017 | 16-1451 |
Audette v. Town of PlymouthUnited States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit brought by a police officer claiming she suffered discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), 42 U.S.C....
|
05/26/2017 | 15-2457 |
US v. Martinez-LantiguaUnited States First Circuit
Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute at least 15 kilograms but less than 50...
|
05/23/2017 | 15-2169 |
US v. EdwardsUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA), 18 U.S.C. section 924(e) for guilty plea to multiple federal firearms offenses, 18 U.S.C. section...
|
05/19/2017 | 15-1874 |
US v. CoombsUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Sentence and conviction of drug-trafficking crimes are affirmed over defendant's claim that the district court erred both in denying his multiple...
|
05/19/2017 | 16-1246 |
US v. HoustonUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Sentences for convictions of transporting a from Maine to Massachusetts and back to Maine over an eight-day period with the intent that the minor...
|
05/19/2017 | 16-1017 |
US v. Diaz-RosadoUnited States First Circuit
Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Conviction of carjacking under 18 U.S.C. section 2119 is affirmed over defendant's challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence on the issue of...
|
05/18/2017 | 15-1010 |