U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 2012

Decisions

• 2012-12-27Peter MAREK, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. State of RHODE ISLAND et al., Defendants, Appellees, 702 F.3d 650
• 2012-12-27Pius AWUAH; Denisse Pineda; Jai Prem; Richard Barrientos; Anthony Graffeo; Manuel Da Silva; and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, Appellees, Aldivar Brandao; Nilton Dos Santos; Geraldo Correia; Phillip Beitz; Marian Lewis; Stanley Stewart; Benecira Cavalcante, Plaintiffs, v. COVERALL NORTH AMERICA, INC., Defendant, Appellant, 703 F.3d 36
• 2012-12-26Gary J. BACHORZ; Carmelo A. Scuderi, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. Shaunice MILLER-FORSLUND, Executrix of the Estate of Nairn L. Miller, Defendant, Appellant, 703 F.3d 27
• 2012-12-21JIANLI CHEN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent; Jianli Chen and Min Fen Hu, Petitioners, Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, 703 F.3d 17
• 2012-12-18Nancy SHAY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Barbara WALTERS, Defendant, Appellee, 702 F.3d 76
• 2012-12-14UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos BURGOS, Defendant, Appellant, 703 F.3d 1
• 2012-12-14Luciano MANGANELLA, Plaintiff, v. EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Third-Party Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Jasmine Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant, Appellee, 702 F.3d 68
• 2012-12-14UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Michael POWERS; John Mahan, Defendants, Appellants, 702 F.3d 1
• 2012-12-14UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Samuel GUADALUPE, a/k/a Jose Santos, Defendant, Appellant, 493 F. App'x 146
• 2012-12-11UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Robert Wayne INFANTE, Defendant, Appellant, 701 F.3d 386
• 2012-12-10Ángel L. ALEJANDRO-MARTÍNEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Eng. José F. ORTIZ-VÁZQUEZ, in his personal capacity and as Director of Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority; Conjugal Partnership Ortiz-Doe; Compañía de Aguas de Puerto Rico, Inc.; Corporación del Fondo del Seguro del Estado; Insurance Companies ABC; Insurance Companies XYZ; Jane Doe; Jane Poe; Jane Roe; John Doe; Mary Doe; Ondeo de Puerto Rico Inc.; Dra. Iris Otero, in her personal capacity and as the Medical Director of the CFSE; Conjugal Partnership Doe-Otero; Eng. Pablo Reyes-Bonilla, in his personal capacity and as HOSOs Director Engineer; Conjugal Partnership Reyes-Poe; Dr. Ángel Román-Franco, in his personal capacity and as an employee of CFSE; Conjugal Partnership Román-Doe; Eufemio Toucet, in his personal capacity and as Sub-Director of Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority; Conjugal Partnership Toucet-Roe; Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority, Defendants, Appellees, 485 F. App'x 441
• 2012-12-05UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Anthony JONES, Defendant, Appellant, 700 F.3d 615
• 2012-12-05UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Angel Luis NERIS-RUIZ, a/k/a Bam Bam, a/k/a Angel Luis Neriz-Ortiz, Defendant, Appellant, 491 F. App'x 199
• 2012-12-03Ashot GASPARIAN; Vergine Gasparian; Haik Gasparian, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, 700 F.3d 611
• 2012-11-30David T. KENNEY, Executor of the Estate of Liko Peter Kenney, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Gregory Willis FLOYD; Mark R. Montminy, in his individual and official capacities as Police Chief of Franconia, NH; Mark Taylor, in his individual and official capacities as Police Sergeant of Franconia, NH; Norman Bruce McKay, in his official capacity as Police Corporal of Franconia, NH, posthumously; Franconia, New Hampshire Board of Selectmen, Defendants, Appellees, 700 F.3d 604
• 2012-11-28John NEWTON; Donald Berry; Joan Braun; Natasha Mayers; Robert Shetterly; Plaintiffs, Appellants, Jonathan S.R. Beal, Plaintiff, v. Paul LEPAGE, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Maine; Joseph Phillips, in his capacity as Director, Maine State Museum; Richard J. Winglass, in his capacity as Commissioner of the Maine Department of Labor; Defendants, Appellees, 700 F.3d 595
• 2012-11-28James LOVGREN; New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association; Paul Theriault; Chuck Weimer; David Aripotch; Tempest Fisheries, Ltd.; Grace Fishing, Inc.; Richard Grachek; Roanoke Fish Co., Inc.; American Alliance of Fishermen and Their Communities; New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan; Atlantic Coast Seafood, Inc.; Lydia & Maya, Inc.; John & Nicholas, Inc.; Bergie's Seafood, Inc.; Nordic, Inc.; Lyman Fisheries, Inc.; The Hope II, Inc.; Reidar's Manufacturing, Inc.; Diamond Dog Fishing Corp.; Atlantic Enterprises, LLC; Wanchese Fish Company; Easter Joy, Inc.; Local 1749 ILA, AFL-CIO, New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan, Plaintiffs, City of New Bedford; City of Gloucester, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. The Honorable Gary LOCKE, Secretary of Commerce; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA); The National Marine Fisheries Service, (NMFS); Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.; Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defendants, Appellees, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program, (ACCSP); Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, (ASMFC), Defendants; James Lovgren, Plaintiff, Appellant, City of New Bedford; New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association; Paul Theriault; Chuck Weimer; David Aripotch; Tempest Fisheries, Ltd.; Grace Fishing, Inc.; Richard Grachek; Roanoke Fish Co., Inc.; American Alliance of Fishermen and Their Communities; New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan; City of Gloucester; Atlantic Coast Seafood, Inc.; Lydia & Maya, Inc.; John & Nicholas, Inc.; Bergie's Seafood, Inc.; Nordic, Inc.; Lyman Fisheries, Inc.; The Hope II, Inc.; Reidar's Manufacturing, Inc.; Diamond Dog Fishing Corp.; Atlantic Enterprises, LLC; Wanchese Fish Company; Easter Joy, Inc.; Local 1749 ILA, AFL-CIO, New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan, Plaintiffs, v. The Honorable Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA); The National Marine Fisheries Service, (NMFS); Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.; Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defendants, Appellees, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program, (ACCSP); Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, (ASMFC), Defendants; James Lovgren; City of New Bedford; Paul Theriault; Chuck Weimer; Tempest Fisheries, Ltd.; Grace Fishing, Inc.; Roanoke Fish Co., Inc.; New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan; City of Gloucester; Atlantic Coast Seafood, Inc.; Lydia & Maya, Inc.; John & Nicholas, Inc.; Bergie's Seafood, Inc.; Nordic, Inc.; Lyman Fisheries, Inc.; The Hope II, Inc.; Reidar's Manufacturing, Inc.; Diamond Dog Fishing Corp.; Atlantic Enterprises, LLC; Wanchese Fish Company; Easter Joy, Inc.; Local 1749 ILA, AFL-CIO, New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan, Plaintiffs, New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association; David Aripotch; Richard Grachek; American Alliance of Fishermen and Their Communities, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. The Honorable Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA); The National Marine Fisheries Service, (NMFS); Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.; Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defendants, Appellees, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program, (ACCSP); Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, (ASMFC), Defendants; James Lovgren; City of New Bedford; New Hampshire Commercial Fishermen's Association; Paul Theriault; Chuck Weimer; David Aripotch; Richard Grachek; American Alliance of Fishermen and Their Communities; New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan; City of Gloucester; Atlantic Coast Seafood, Inc.; Reidar's Manufacturing, Inc.; Local 1749 ILA, AFL-CIO; New Bedford Fish Lumpers Pension Plan, Plaintiffs, Tempest Fisheries, Ltd.; Grace Fishing, Inc.; Roanoke Fish Co., Inc.; Lydia & Maya, Inc., John & Nicholas, Inc.; Bergie's Seafood, Inc.; Nordic, Inc.; Lyman Fisheries, Inc.; The Hope II, Inc.; Diamond Dog Fishing Corp.; Atlantic Enterprises, LLC; Wanchese Fish Company; Easter Joy, Inc. Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. The Honorable Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce; The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, (NOAA); The National Marine Fisheries Service, (NMFS); Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.; Jane Lubchenco, Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Defendants, Appellees, Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics Program, (ACCSP); Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, (ASMFC), Defendants, 701 F.3d 5
• 2012-11-27Luciano MANGANELLA, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. EVANSTON INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant, Third-Party Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jasmine Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant, 700 F.3d 585
• 2012-11-27UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Hernando MEDINA-VILLEGAS, Defendant, Appellant, 700 F.3d 580
• 2012-11-27UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Arjusz Erik ROSZKOWSKI, Defendant, Appellant, 700 F.3d 50
• 2012-11-26UNITED STATES of America, Petitioner, Appellee, v. Joel WETMORE, Respondent, Appellant, 700 F.3d 570
• 2012-11-21Margaret LONG; Alice Smith, Plaintiffs, v. FAIRBANK RECONSTRUCTION CORP., d/b/a Fairbank Farms, Inc., Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Greater Omaha Packing Co., Inc., Third-Party Defendant, Appellant, 701 F.3d 1
• 2012-11-21Laura RODRÍGUEZ-MACHADO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant, Appellee, 700 F.3d 48
• 2012-11-21UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Donald Lee PETERS, Defendant, Appellant, 700 F.3d 44
• 2012-11-21In re REDONDO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Debtor. Redondo Construction Corporation, Appellee, v. Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Appellant, 700 F.3d 39
• 2012-11-21HOUSE OF FLAVORS, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. TFG-MICHIGAN, L.P., Defendant, Appellee, 700 F.3d 33
• 2012-11-21In re REDONDO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, Debtor. Redondo Construction Corporation, Appellee, v. Puerto Rico Highway and Transportation Authority, Appellant, 700 F.3d 39
• 2012-11-20Terri TRUCZINSKAS, Petitioner, v. DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION PROGRAMS, United States Department of Labor, G.D. Arabia Ltd., and Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania/AIG, Respondents, 699 F.3d 672
• 2012-11-20UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Eric MURDOCK, Defendant, Appellant, 699 F.3d 665
• 2012-11-20Douglas O. NYSTEDT, Jr., individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Evan T. Nystedt, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Eugene A. NIGRO et al., Defendants, Appellees, 700 F.3d 25
• 2012-11-16Hector Rene Loaiza ARCHILA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent, 495 F. App'x 98
• 2012-11-14UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Hasan WORTHY, a/k/a Moto, Defendant, Appellee, 699 F.3d 661
• 2012-11-14UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. James M. CAMERON, Defendant, Appellant, 699 F.3d 621
• 2012-11-14UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Carlos ESPINAL-ALMEIDA, a/k/a Carlo, Defendant, Appellant; United States, Appellee, v. César Hernández-De La Rosa, a/k/a César Hernández-La Rosa, a/k/a Benino Mariano-Santana, Defendant, Appellant; United States, Appellee, v. Jacobo Peguero-Carela, a/k/a Berzano Mercedes, Defendant, Appellant; United States, Appellee, v. Saturnino Tatis-Núñez, a/k/a Sotunino Tati, a/k/a Sotunino Núñez, Defendant, Appellant, 699 F.3d 588
• 2012-11-13Bruce TURNER, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent, Appellee, 699 F.3d 578
• 2012-11-09Jose Arturo PERLERA-SOLA, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, 699 F.3d 572
• 2012-11-09Hernan MATAMOROS et al., Plaintiffs, Appellees/CrossAppellants, v. STARBUCKS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, 699 F.3d 129
• 2012-11-09UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Rocco P. DeSIMONE, Defendant, Appellant, 699 F.3d 113
• 2012-11-09Edgar Rolando TAY-CHAN, Petitioner, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General, Respondent, 699 F.3d 107
• 2012-11-09Madeleine CANDELARIO DEL MORAL, Plaintiff, Appellee/Cross-Appellant, v. UBS FINANCIAL SERVICES INCORPORATED OF PUERTO RICO, Defendant, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, 699 F.3d 93
• 2012-11-07Cesar I. CRUZ; Jose I. Lasanta; Marcelo Diaz, Plaintiffs, Appellants, Jane Doe; Jane Doe 1; Jane Doe 2; Conjugal Partnership Lasanta-Doe 1; Conjugal Partnership Cruz-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Diaz-Doe 2, Plaintiffs, v. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY, PR, INC.; Bristol-Myers Squibb Mfg., Inc.; BMS Severance Plan, Defendants, Appellees, 699 F.3d 563
• 2012-11-07UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. Anthony RABBIA, Defendant, Appellant, 699 F.3d 85
• 2012-11-06UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Angel MARQUEZ, a/k/a DOOM, Defendant, Appellant, 699 F.3d 556
• 2012-11-05Myrna COLON-MARRERO; Josefina Romaguera Agrait, PlaintiffsAppellees v. Edwin MUNDO-RIOS, as Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party (NPP), Defendant-Appellant Eder E. Ortiz-Ortiz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP), Defendant-Appellee Hector J. Conty-Perez, as President of the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission; Roberto I. Aponte-Berrios, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rico Independence Party (PIP); Julio Fontanet-Maldonado, as Electoral Commissioner of the Movimiento Union Soberanista (MUS); Adrian Diaz-Diaz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puertorriquenos por Puerto Rico (PPR); Carlos Quiros-Mendez, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT); Lillian Aponte-Dones, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT), Defendants; Myrna Colon-Marrero; Josefina Romaguera Agrait, PlaintiffsAppellees v. Hector J. Conty-Perez, as President of the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission, Defendant-Appellant Eder E. Ortiz-Ortiz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP); Defendant-Appellee Edwin Mundo-Rios, as Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party (NPP); Roberto I. Aponte-Berrios, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rico Independence Party (PIP); Julio Fontanet-Maldonado, as Electoral Commissioner of the Movimiento Union Soberanista (MUS); Adrian Diaz-Diaz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puertorriquenos por Puerto Rico (PPR); Carlos Quiros-Mendez, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT); Lillian Aponte-Dones, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT), Defendants, 703 F.3d 146
• 2012-11-05Erasmo ROJAS-PÉREZ, Angélica García-Ángeles, Petitioners, v. Eric H. HOLDER, Jr., Attorney General of the United States, Respondent, 699 F.3d 74
• 2012-11-05UNITED STATES, Appellee, v. James Raymond WALKER, Jr., Defendant, Appellant, 482 F. App'x 601
• 2012-11-02Myrna COLÓN-MARRERO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Héctor J. CONTY-PÉREZ, President of the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission (SEC); Edwin Mundo-Ríos, as Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party (NPP); Eder E. Ortiz-Ortiz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP); Roberto I. Aponte-Berríos, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rican Independence Party (PIP); Julio Fontanet-Maldonado, as Electoral Commissioner of the Movimiento Unión Soberanista (MUS); Adrián Díaz-Díaz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puertorriqueños por Puerto Rico (PPR); and Carlos Quirós-Méndez, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT), Defendants, Appellees, 703 F.3d 134
• 2012-11-02Myrna COLON-MARRERO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Hector J. CONTY-PEREZ, as President of the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission; Edwin Mundo-Rios, as Electoral Commissioner of the New Progressive Party (NPP); Eder E. Ortiz-Ortiz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Popular Democratic Party (PDP); Roberto I. Aponte-Berrios, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puerto Rico Independence Party (PIP); Julio Fontanet-Maldonado, as Electoral Commissioner of the Movimiento Union Soberanista (MUS); Adrian Diaz-Diaz, as Electoral Commissioner of the Puertorriquenos por Puerto Rico (PPR); Carlos Quiros-Mendez, as Electoral Commissioner of the Partido del Pueblo Trabajador (PPT), Defendants-Appellees, 699 F.3d 555
• 2012-11-02The SAINT CONSULTING GROUP, INC., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., Defendant, Appellee, 699 F.3d 544
• 2012-11-02NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD, Petitioner, v. SOLUTIA, INC., Respondent. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 414C/International Chemical Workers Union Council, Intervenor; United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, Local 414C/International Chemical Workers Union Council, Petitioner, v. National Labor Relations Board, Respondent. Solutia, Inc., Intervenor, 699 F.3d 50