• College of Dental Surgeons of Puerto Rico v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.

    Publication Date: 2009-10-27
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    Date Filed: 2009-10-22
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-2201

    Before Selya, Boudin and Howard, Circuit Judges.The pivotal question in this appeal is whether removal jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (CAFA), Pub. L. No. 109-2, 119 Stat. 4 (2005)

  • James D. Coningford v. State of Rhode Island

    Publication Date: 2011-05-22
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    Date Filed: 2011-05-19
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 08-2219

    Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Selya and Howard, Circuit Judges.SELYA, Circuit Judge. Petitioner-appellant James D. Coningford, a state prisoner, appeals from the denial of his petition for habea

  • Uri Student Senate et al v. Town of Narragansett et al

    Publication Date: 2011-01-10
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    Date Filed: 2011-01-05
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-1209

    Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Selya and Thompson, Circuit Judges.The town of Narragansett (the Town), a sleepy seaside community in southern Rhode Island, boasts some of the most beautiful beaches on

  • United States v. Fernández-Cabrera

    Publication Date: 2010-11-15
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    Date Filed: 2010-11-05
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-2655

    Before Boudin, Selya and Howard, Circuit Judges.Defendant-appellant Henry Fernández-Cabrera pleaded guilty to one count of illegal re-entry into the United States. Eschewing the parties'

  • United States of America v. Kenneth Thompson

    Publication Date: 2011-06-04
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    Date Filed: 2011-06-03
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-1946

    Not for Publication in West's Federal ReporterBefore Lynch, Chief Judge, Selya and Howard, Circuit JudgesDefendant-appellant Kenneth Thompson challenges his conviction under the Sex Offend

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  • Leyda Mulero-Abreu et al v. Puerto Rico Police Department et al

    Publication Date: 2012-04-02
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    Date Filed: 2012-03-29
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 11-1501

    Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Torruella and Selya, Circuit Judges.This appeal illustrates the folly of treating case-management orders as polite suggestions rather than firm directives. The tale

  • United States of America v. Juan Garcia-Hernandez

    Publication Date: 2011-10-17
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    Date Filed: 2011-10-12
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2146

    Before Howard, Ripple*fn1 and Selya, Circuit Judges.This appeal presents two unrelated issues, which we decide together only because they arise within the co

  • Luis A. Carreras and v. Pmg Collins, LLC and

    Publication Date: 2011-11-14
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    Date Filed: 2011-11-10
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2329

    BeforeBoudin, Selya and Dyk,*fn1Circuit Judges.After two planned sales of Florida real estate cratered, the erstwhile purchasers sued in Puerto Rico's

  • In Re Shamus Holdings, LLC v. Lbm Financial, LLC

    Publication Date: 2011-06-11
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    Date Filed: 2011-06-09
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2216

    Before Howard, Selya and Thompson, Circuit Judges.This bankruptcy appeal stands at the intersection of state and federal law. The issue presented concerns the interplay between a state statut

  • United States of America v. Dwight Paneto

    Publication Date: 2011-11-29
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    Date Filed: 2011-11-22
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Selya, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2412

    BeforeLipez, Selya and Howard, Circuit Judges.Having been found guilty of knowingly and intentionally possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, defendant-appellant Dwight Paneto complains