First Circuit US Court of Appeals Case Law
Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit was established in 1891 has appellate jurisdiction over courts in the following districts:
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- District of Puerto Rico
- District of Rhode Island
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Recent Decisions From the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date: May 21, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1301
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Puerto Rico Fast Ferries LLC ("Fast Ferries") and Mr. Cade, LLC and SeaTran Marine, LLC ("SeaTran") (collectively, "defendants-appellees"). Fast Ferries had entered into a Master Time Charter Agreement…
Date: May 21, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1216
Justia Opinion Summary: The case revolves around the Employees Retirement System of the Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (ERS), which was established in 1951 as the Commonwealth's pension program for public employees. The…
Date: May 21, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1241
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves an Indonesian family, Edwin Kurniawan Tulung, Elizabeth Angelia Karauwan, and their son Enrico Geraldwin Tulung, who fled to the United States in 2004 due to fear of persecution for their Christian…
Date: May 17, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1545
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Ricardo Villa-Guillen, who was convicted by a jury for conspiring to traffic cocaine from Puerto Rico to the continental United States. Villa appealed, alleging errors in the district court proceedings.…
Date: May 17, 2024
Docket Numbers: 22-1353, 22-1447
Justia Opinion Summary: The defendant, Victor J. Calderon-Zayas, was convicted of aiding and abetting another person to illegally possess a machine gun, a violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 2 and 922(o). This conviction occurred while Calderon-Zayas was…
Date: May 17, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1945
Justia Opinion Summary: Suzanne Brown, a federal prisoner, appealed the denial of her habeas corpus petition. Brown was convicted on twelve counts of making a materially false statement to a federal agency and was sentenced to twelve months of…
Date: May 17, 2024
Docket Number: 23-1712
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Hartono Djokro and his son William Djokro, citizens of Indonesia who entered the United States as nonimmigrant visitors and overstayed their visas. In 2007, Hartono Djokro filed an application for…
Date: May 14, 2024
Docket Numbers: 21-1892, 21-1893
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Ángel Cruz-Agosto, who was convicted as a felon in possession of a firearm following a guilty plea. Cruz-Agosto was arrested after police officers observed him pull a pistol from his waistband and drop…
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 21-1704
Justia Opinion Summary: David Wright was indicted for conspiracy to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice, and aiding and abetting. Superseding…
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1806
Justia Opinion Summary: Jennifer D. Aldea-Tirado, an employee of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC), filed a lawsuit against her employer alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978, and…
Date: May 10, 2024
Docket Number: 22-1918
Justia Opinion Summary: The case involves Alejandro Cortés-López, who was serving a 24-month prison term after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud. Cortés-López had entered into a plea agreement with the government,…
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