Torruella: Circuit Judge, First Circuit
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| Rodi v. S. NE Sch. | June 30, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Massachusetts | |
| Before: Howard, Torruella, Lipez | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Unaccredited law school wins against own students using lawyers from accredited law school | |
| Stamp v. Metro. Life | June 30, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Rhode Island | |
| Before: Howard, Torruella, Lipez | |
| insurance | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: First writes preachy opinion on drinking and driving in ERISA context | |
| Asociacion de Period v. Mueller | June 18, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Lynch, Selya, Torruella | |
| fourth amendment | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Journalists prevail on Fourth (but not First) Amendment claims | |
| Gonzalez-Mesias v. Mukasey | June 18, 2008 |
| Review of Board of Immigration Appeals decision | |
| Before: Lynch, Torruella, Lipez | |
| immigration | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Circuit split on comparable grounds | |
| Sombah v. Mukasey | June 17, 2008 |
| Review of Board of Immigration Appeals decision | |
| Before: Lynch, Torruella, Lipez | |
| immigration | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Indonesian not really that oppressed | |
| Costa v. Marotta, Gund | June 16, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of New Hampshire | |
| Before: Howard, Torruella, Lipez | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: false start on law of bankruptcy intervention in professional malpractice cases | |
| US v. Skerret-Ortega | June 13, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Selya, Torruella, Boudin | |
| criminal | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: nothing wrong with rejecting a guilty plea or showing the indictment | |
| Fiacco v. Sigma Alpha Epsilon | June 13, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Maine | |
| Before: Torruella, Boudin, Stahl | |
| first amendment | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Fratboys win IIED lawsuit | |
| US v. Ruidiaz, Jr. | June 12, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Massachusetts | |
| Before: Selya, Howard, Torruella | |
| criminal, fourth amendment | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: A Terry stop of a parked car and slumped passenger | |
| US v. Carrera-Gonzalez | June 11, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Lynch, Torruella, Boudin | |
| criminal | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Anders on supervised release | |
| Tracy v. Winfrey | June 11, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Massachusetts | |
| Before: Lynch, Torruella, Boudin | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Oprah wins | |
| US v. Garcia-Ortiz | June 10, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Gibson, Torruella, Lipez | |
| criminal, sentencing | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: at sentencing, pro se brief picks up obvious error | |
| R.-Z. v. Commonwealth of PR | June 5, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Selya, Torruella, Boudin | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: ADA case less interesting than thought | |
| Negron-Almeda, et al v. PR Trade and Export | June 5, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Selya, Howard, Torruella | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice A PR political discrimination suit to come later | |
| Rosado-Quinones v. Toledo | June 4, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Lynch, Selya, Torruella | |
| first amendment | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: One of the worst cases ever on the petition clause | |
| US v. Rodriguez | June 4, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Selya, Torruella, Boudin | |
| criminal, sentencing | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: Selya surprises and says that fast-track progarms can be considered Post-GallAppellate Law & Practice CA1: almost no relief on “role-in-the-offense” determinations | |
| US v. Cruzado-Laureano | June 4, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Puerto Rico | |
| Before: Torruella, Lipez, Baldock | |
| criminal, sentencing | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: strange case on double-counting of non-remorse | |
| US v. Ellis | May 23, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of Massachusetts | |
| Before: Lynch, Torruella, Cudahy | |
| criminal, sentencing | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: No under Fed. R. Crim. P. 35 relief for providing assistance | |
| Guzzi v. Thompson | May 23, 2008 |
| Before: Lynch, Howard, Torruella | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: A reported judgment in a kosher habeas case where claim is mooted | |
| US v. Joseph | May 23, 2008 |
| Appeal from the District of New Hampshire | |
| Before: Lynch, Torruella, Stafford | |
| sentencing | |
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| Blogged:Appellate Law & Practice CA1: First tees up retroactivity issue | |