U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit 2016

Decisions

• 2016-12-30German Donaldo RIVERA-COCA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent, 844 F.3d 374
• 2016-12-28Ronnie JONES; Richard Beckers; Walter R. Washington; William E. Bridgeforth; Shawn N. Harris; Eugene Wade; George C. Downing, Jr.; Clararise Bristow; Massachusetts Association of Minority Law Enforcement Officers; Rachelle Couch; Keri Hogan, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. CITY OF BOSTON; Boston Police Department; William B. Evans, Commissioner of the Boston Police Department, Defendants, Appellees, 845 F.3d 28
• 2016-12-23José Antonio RIVERA-RIVERA, Petitioner, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent, Appellee, 844 F.3d 367
• 2016-12-23BLOCK ISLAND FISHING, INC., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Jamie ROGERS, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 358
• 2016-12-23Erasmo RODRÍGUEZ-VÁZQUEZ, Interested Party, Appellant, José Luis Díaz-Colón, on his own behalf and on behalf of his minor son J.L.D.R.; Linda Delgado, on behalf of her minor daughter D.M.D.D.; Zoraida Colón-Cartagena; Pedro Diaz; Pedro Luis Díaz-Colón; Yahaira Enid Diaz-Cólón; Lourdes De Jesus-Velazquez, on her own and on behalf of her minor children J.L.S.D.; J.L.L.S.D. and L.S.D., on their own and as legal heirs of Leopoldo Sanabria-Díaz; Albaela Diaz-Caraballo; Leonardo Sanabria-Díaz; Jennifer Piris-Jusino, on her own and on behalf of her minor daughter G.R.P.; Lucy Guzmán-Borréro; Carmelo Velázquez-Colóri; Carmelo Colón-Rivera; Orlando Colón-Velázquez; Orlando Ramos-Félix; Josefa Félix; José Antonio Félix; Elíseo Ramos-Félix; Juan Marcos Merced-Gómez; Héctor Merced-Rodríguez; María E. Gómez-Velázquez; Leopoldo Sanabria-Morales; Maribel Ortiz-Vázquez, on behalf of minor, J.M.S.O.; Ana Luisa Diaz-Rivera; Yolanda Ortiz-Díaz; Evelyn Ortiz-Díaz; Luis Daniel Ortiz-Díaz; Digno Ortiz-Díaz; Francis I. López-Díaz; Chelsea Luz Merced, Plaintiffs, v. Aníbal Solivan SOLIVAN; Héctor Tirado; Daniel Colón; Francisco Báez-Quiñones; Jesús Figueroa-Cruz; Jesús Figueroa De Jesús; José Fuentes Agostini; District Attorney Gabriel Redondo; District Attorney José Figueroa-Zayas; District Attorney José Capó; Juan José Toledo-Bayouth; José Toledo-Bayouth; Fernando Toledo-Bayouth; Pedro J. Toledo-Bayouth, Defendants, Appellees, FNU Candelaria; Unknown Police Officers A to J; District Attorney Ulpiano-Crespo; Estate of Ulpiano Crespo, comprised of unknown individuals K through S; Unknown District Attorneys T through Z; Zoé Díaz-Colón; Conjugal Partnership Báez-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Capo-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Colón-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Diaz-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Figueroa-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Fuentes-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Redondo-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Solivan-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Tirado-Doe; Conjugal Partnership Toledo-Doe; Jane Doe; John Does, unknown District Attorneys, Police and Penal Officers, Defendants, 844 F.3d 351
• 2016-12-23BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS, INC., d/b/a 1st Responder Newspaper; Brian K. Blackden, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. James DECKER, New Hampshire State Trooper; Colonel Robert L. Quinn, Director of the Division of State Police, New Hampshire Department of Safety, Defendants, Appellees, 845 F.3d 13
• 2016-12-23Jeffrey D'AGOSTINO, Plaintiff, Appellant, State of California; State of Connecticut; District of Columbia; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Hawaii; State of Illinois; State of Indiana; State of Louisiana; State of Maryland; Commonwealth of Massachusetts; State of Michigan; State of Montana; State of Nevada; State of New Hampshire; State of New Jersey; State of New Mexico; State of New York; State of North Carolina; State of Oklahoma; State of Rhode Island; State of Tennessee; State of Texas; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Wisconsin; John Doe; United States; State of Delaware; State of Minnesota, Plaintiffs, v. EV3, INC.; Microtherapeutics, Inc., Defendants, Appellees, John Cubelic; Vitas J. Sipelis; John Hardin; Brett Wall, Defendants, 845 F.3d 1
• 2016-12-23UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carlos A. TORRES-SANTONI, Defendant, Appellant, 673 F. App'x 10
• 2016-12-21UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Edwin MALDONADO-BURGOS, Defendant, Appellee, 844 F.3d 339
• 2016-12-20UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Steven NOLTE, a/k/a George France, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 331
• 2016-12-20UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Santiago Marino REYES-LARA, Defendant, Appellant, 666 F. App'x 6
• 2016-12-20IN RE Manuel R. SUÁREZ-JJIMÉNEZ, Respondent, 666 F. App'x 2
• 2016-12-19Gustavo Alberto CORADO-ARRIAZA, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent, 844 F.3d 74
• 2016-12-19UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Luzander MONTOYA, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 63
• 2016-12-19UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Elizabeth V. TAVARES, John J. O'Brien, and William H. Burke, III, Defendants, Appellants, 844 F.3d 46
• 2016-12-16LABOR RELATIONS DIVISION OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES OF MASSACHUSETTS, INC.; Associated General Contractors Labor Relations Division; Building Trades Employers' Association of Boston and Eastern Massachusetts; New England Mechanical Contractors' Association; National Electrical Contractors' Association; Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors' Association of Greater Boston; Barletta Engineering Corporation; Century Drywall, Inc., Petitioners, Appellants, v. Maura T. HEALEY, in her capacity as Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Respondent, Appellee, 844 F.3d 318
• 2016-12-16Gregory GARMON, Sr., Plaintiff, Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION d/b/a Amtrak, Defendant, Appellee, 844 F.3d 307
• 2016-12-16Debra TROIANO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. AETNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and General Dynamics Corporation Long Term Disability Plan, Defendants, Appellees, 844 F.3d 35
• 2016-12-16Andrew HAGERTY, EX REL. UNITED STATES; Relator, Appellant, State of California; State of Colorado; State of Connecticut; State of Delaware; State of Florida; State of Georgia; State of Hawaii; State of Illinois; State of Indiana; State of Iowa; State of Louisiana; State of Maryland; Commonwealth of Massachusetts; State of Michigan; State of Minnesota; State of Montana; State of Nevada; State of New Jersey; State of New Mexico; State of New York; State of North Carolina; State of Oklahoma; State of Rhode Island; State of Tennessee; State of Texas; Commonwealth of Virginia; State of Washington; State of Wisconsin; District of Columbia Plaintiffs, v. CYBERONICS, INC., Defendant, Appellee, 844 F.3d 26
• 2016-12-16SANTANDER HOLDINGS USA, INC., and Subsidiaries, f/k/a Sovereign Bancorp., Inc., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 15
• 2016-12-16UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Fernando DASILVA, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 8
• 2016-12-14Robert CHASE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; Michael King; and United States, as Sole Defendant on Counts III, IV, and V, Defendants, Appellees, 843 F.3d 553
• 2016-12-14Cathy N. BATES, a/k/a Lynn Cathy Bates, a/k/a Cathy Lynn Nichols; and Timothy J. Bates, Appellants, v. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., s/b/m to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.; and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Appellees, Victor W. Dahar, Trustee, 844 F.3d 300
• 2016-12-14Cathy N. BATES, a/k/a Lynn Cathy Bates, a/k/a Cathy Lynn Nichols; and Timothy J. Bates, Appellants, v. CITIMORTGAGE, INC., s/b/m to ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc.; and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Appellees, Victor W. Dahar, Trustee, 844 F.3d 300
• 2016-12-13UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Sergio SANTA-OTERO, Defendant, Appellant, 843 F.3d 547
• 2016-12-13WEN YUAN CHAN, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General of the United States, Respondent, 843 F.3d 539
• 2016-12-13IN RE Andrew A. DEMORE; Maureen A. DeMore, Debtors, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Donald Lassman, Chapter 7 Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estates of Andrew A. DeMore and Maureen A. DeMore, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 292
• 2016-12-13IN RE Andrew A. DEMORE; Maureen A. DeMore, Debtors, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Plaintiff, Appellee, v. Donald Lassman, Chapter 7 Trustee of the Bankruptcy Estates of Andrew A. DeMore and Maureen A. DeMore, Defendant, Appellant, 844 F.3d 292
• 2016-12-12UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William BERRÍOS-CRUZ, Defendant, Appellant, 854 F.3d 731
• 2016-12-12Scott PHILLIPS, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. EQUITY RESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C., Defendant, Appellee, 844 F.3d 1
• 2016-12-12Rufino AGUILON-LOPEZ, Petitioner, v. Loretta E. LYNCH, Attorney General, Respondent, 664 F. App'x 14
• 2016-12-07Harry SANDERS, Executor of the Estate of Nancy A. Andersen and Assignee of John Doe, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. The PHOENIX INSURANCE COMPANY and The Travelers Indemnity Company of America, Defendants, Appellees, 843 F.3d 37
• 2016-12-07SAI, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION; US Dept. Of Homeland Security; United States; Massachusetts State Police, Troop F/MAssport (MPD); Massachusetts Port Authority; City of Boston, in both official and individual capacities; Tricia Tonge-Riley, TSA STSO; Shanna Kukla, TSA STSO; Paul Coleman, MPD Officer; John Ferragamo, TSA security manager; Alex Ransom, TSA Office of Intelligence (TSA-OI); William Evans, TSA incident monitor; Jeh Charles Johnson, DHS Secretary; John S. Pistole; Francine Kerner; Megan H. Mack; Tamara Kessler; Kimberly Walton; William McKenney; Seena Foster; Zachary Bromer; Jeremy Buzzell; Erika Lucas; Unknown TSA Counsel, Defendants, Appellees, 843 F.3d 33
• 2016-12-07John J. HYNES, Jr. & Eileen J. Hynes, Petitioners, Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent, Appellee, 691 F. App'x 647
• 2016-12-02LAW OFFICES OF DAVID EFRON, P.C., Appellant, v. Madeleine CANDELARIO, Appellee, 842 F.3d 780
• 2016-12-02UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. John FLEURY, Defendant, Appellant, 842 F.3d 774
• 2016-12-02UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose D. CARDONA-VICENTY, Defendant, Appellant, 842 F.3d 766
• 2016-12-02LIBERTARIAN PARTY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. William M. GARDNER, New Hampshire Secretary of State, in his official capacity, Defendant, Appellee, 843 F.3d 20
• 2016-12-01UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Verissimo TAVARES, Defendant, Appellant, 843 F.3d 1
• 2016-11-29PARKVIEW ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, ON BEHALF OF the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Appellee, 842 F.3d 757
• 2016-11-29PARKVIEW ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, ON BEHALF OF the DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Appellee, 842 F.3d 757
• 2016-11-28IN RE: ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. SECURITIES LITIGATION Joseph Bradley; Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers; City of Fort Lauderdale Police & Fire Retirement System; Automotive Industries Pension Trust Fund; William A. Gaul, D.M.D., Plaintiffs, Appellants, Nabil Elmachtoub, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; James L. Burch, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Greater Pennsylvania Carpenters' Pension Fund, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated; Jimmy Wang, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc; Harvey J. Berger; Frank G. Haluska; Timothy P. Clackson; Edward M. Fitzgerald; Jefferies & Company, Inc.; Wayne Wilson; Jay R. Lamarche; BMO Capital Markets Corp.; Athanase Lavidas; Cowen and Company, LLC; RBC Capital Markets, LLC; JP Morgan Securities LLC; Leerink Swann LLC; Norbert G. Riedel; Massimo Radaelli; Robert M. Whelan, Jr.; UBS Securities LLC, Defendants, Appellees, David E. I. Pyott; Mike R. Bowlin; John T. Cardis; Wesley W. Vonschack; Robert A. Ingram; William J. Link; Michael A. Mussallem; Barbara J. McNeil, Defendants, 842 F.3d 744
• 2016-11-23UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Kyle HURLEY, Defendant, Appellant, 842 F.3d 170
• 2016-11-23Wilmary SANTOS-SANTOS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Reynaldo TORRES-CENTENO, et al., Defendants, Appellees, 842 F.3d 163
• 2016-11-23Gregorio IGARTÚA, et al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. Barack OBAMA, President of the United States of America; Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce; Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, Defendants, Appellees, 842 F.3d 149
• 2016-11-22Mark W. EVES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Paul R. LEPAGE, Defendant, Appellee, 842 F.3d 133
• 2016-11-22Peter P. LAWTON, EX REL. UNITED STATES of America; and The States of California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY, LTD.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc., f/k/a Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Inc.; Takeda Pharmaceuticals International Inc.; Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., f/k/a Takeda Global Research & Development Center Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company, Defendants, Appellees, 842 F.3d 125
• 2016-11-22Kenneth NEVOR, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. MONEYPENNY HOLDINGS, LLC, Defendant, Appellant, 842 F.3d 113
• 2016-11-22UNITED STATES, EX REL. Julio ESCOBAR; Carmen Correa, administratrix of the Estate of Yarushka Rivera, Plaintiffs, Appellants, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Plaintiff, Amicus Curiae, v. UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC., Defendant, Appellee, 842 F.3d 103
• 2016-11-22Anthony MOORE, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Thomas DICKHAUT, Respondent, Appellee, 842 F.3d 97