United States First Circuit

Where the district court's analysis in its Order demonstrates that it applied the correct legal standard in deciding the case, the court's queries to counsel during the hearing about the substance of the arguments do not amount to an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/26/2001
• Published 01/26/2001

Judges

• TORRUELLA, Chief Judge., Before TORRUELLA, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge, and SARIS, District Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Robert D. Overman, with whom Morris, Laing, Evans, Brock & Kennedy, Chartered, Edward D. Shoulkin and Taylor, Duane, Barton & Gilman, LLP, were on brief, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard J. Lussier, with whom Ellen A. Farrell, Deputy Associate General Counsel and Judith I. Katz, Assistant General Counsel, were on brief, for appellee.