United States First Circuit - August 2017 Opinion Summaries
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US v. O'BrienUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, Sentencing
Affirming the imposition of enhancements for obstruction of justice and a vulnerable victim enhancement as well as the substantive reasonableness of a...
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08/31/2017 | 15-1961P.01A |
US v. CatalaUnited States First Circuit
Debt Collection, Asset Forfeiture
Affirming the district court's decision that the government has priority over a general creditor with respect to claims relating to assets forfeited...
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08/30/2017 | 17-1096P.01A |
US v. BallUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the district court's application of a sentence enhancement because a prior conviction for Pennsylvania second-degree robbery qualifies as a...
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08/30/2017 | 16-1526P.01A |
US v. Quinones-OteroUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the district court sentence of 27 months of incarceration in the case of the possession of a firearm by a convicted felon because the...
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08/28/2017 | 16-2454 |
Rezende v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLCUnited States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Property Law & Real Estate, Bankruptcy Law
Affirming a district court judgment on the pleadings for the defense because a mortgagor lacks standing to bring a quiet title action as long as the...
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08/25/2017 | 16-1931 |
McKenna v. CurtinUnited States First Circuit
Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Constitutional Law
Affirming a district court dismissal of claims by an attorney suspended from the practice of law for a year in a suit against a host of judicial...
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08/25/2017 | 17-1006 |
Morse v. CloutierUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming the district court's denial of a motion for summary judgment in which the defendant police officers argued that exigent circumstances and/or...
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08/25/2017 | 15-2043P.01A |
US v. Cueto-NunezUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Immigration Law
Affirming the sentence in the case of a Dominican national convicted for attempting to reenter the US following a removal due to an aggravated felony...
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08/25/2017 | 16-1700P.01A |
US v. SpencerUnited States First Circuit
Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming a conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine base where...
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08/23/2017 | 16-1104P.01A |
US v. BelinUnited States First Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirming that there was reasonable suspicion for a stop-and-frisk that resulted in the discovery of a firearm when officers responded to a call about...
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08/22/2017 | 15-2192P.01A |