United States First Circuit - July 2018 Opinion Summaries
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Micheo-Acevedo v. Stericycle of Puerto Rico, Inc.United States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Affirmed summary judgment which had denied an employee's Title VII gender discrimination and retaliation claims. A field sales representative for a...
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07/27/2018 | 17-1431 |
US v. CatesUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a 120-month prison sentence for possession of child pornography. The defendant, who had pleaded guilty, argued that the district court...
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07/25/2018 | 17-1423 |
Martinez-Perez v. SessionsUnited States First Circuit
Immigration Law
Affirmed the denial of an asylum claim in a case where an immigrant claimed mistreatment in Honduras because of her Afro-Honduran race and physical...
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07/24/2018 | 17-1285 |
Foley v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.United States First Circuit
Consumer Protection Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Banking Law
Affirmed summary judgment against a homeowner's claim that Wells Fargo Bank breached the terms of a federal Truth-in-Lending Act class action...
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07/24/2018 | 17-1631 |
US v. TosiUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a sentence for possessing a firearm while subject to a qualifying court restraining order. The defendant, who had pleaded guilty, argued that...
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07/24/2018 | 17-1340 |
Rojas-Buscaglia v. Taburno-VasarhelyiUnited States First Circuit
Contracts
Affirmed a judgment in a contract dispute between two art dealers who were business partners. Following a bench trial, the district court entered...
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07/24/2018 | 16-2343 |
Doe v. Brown UniversityUnited States First Circuit
Civil Rights, Education Law
Affirmed the dismissal of a Title IX claim alleging that a university failed to take appropriate disciplinary action against three students who had...
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07/18/2018 | 17-1941 |
US v. RomeroUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Vacated a sentence of unlawful re-entry into the U.S. because the presentence report contained an error. On appeal of his sentence, the defendant...
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07/18/2018 | 17-1702 |
US v. PinkhamUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a 240-month sentence for drug trafficking. The defendant, who had pleaded guilty, argued that the district court held him responsible for an...
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07/18/2018 | 17-1664 |
US v. RoseUnited States First Circuit
Sentencing, Criminal Law & Procedure
Affirmed a motion to vacate sentences imposed under the Armed Career Criminals Act. The four defendants argued that, in the wake of the Supreme...
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07/18/2018 | 17-1059 |