United States First Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Guta-Tolossa v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In removal proceedings in which an Ethiopian national applied for asylum, withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture, a...

Vicor Corp. v. Vigilant Insurance Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Insurance Law
On cross-appeals of a power converter manufacturer's suit against its insurers and an excess carrier, seeking indemnification for funds it paid to a...

Mayorga-Vidal v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In removal proceedings in which a Salvadoran national sought asylum, withholding of removal and protection under the Convention Against Torture (CAT),...

McDonough v. Donahoe

Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit raising a disability-based hostile work environment claim under the Rehabilitation Act, the district court's grant of summary judgment in...

Gonzalez v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
A Guatemalan national's petition for review of a BIA denial of his application for special rule cancellation of removal under NACARA is denied, where:...

Soto-Padro v. Public Buildings Authority

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit under 42 USC section 1983 by a former field operations supervisor for Puerto Rico's Public Buildings Authority, summary judgment against the...

Hasan v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
A petition for review of a BIA decision affirming a removal order is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction insofar as it challenged the denial of...

Costa v. Hall

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
A petition for habeas relief is denied, where: 1) the prisoner procedurally defaulted his ineffective assistance of counsel claims in state court; and...

Sanchez-Rodriguez v. AT&T Mobility Puerto Rico, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit against the plaintiff's employer alleging religious discrimination and retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the district...

Companonio v. O'Brien

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
The district court's denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus is affirmed, where: 1) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court did not err in...