First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Case Law
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Recent Decisions From the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Date: October 31, 2016
Docket Number: 14-1879
Justia Opinion Summary: In 2002, Appellant entered a guilty plea, pursuant to a plea agreement, to four counts of conspiracy to commit, and aiding and abetting, insurance and mail fraud. In 2011, Appellant consulted an immigration attorney to a...
Date: October 31, 2016
Docket Number: 15-2563
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed an application for a good-faith-marriage waiver of the joint-filing requirement for a Petition to Remove Conditions on Residence (Form I-751 waiver) but made a series of representations to advance her ap...
Date: October 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-1990
Justia Opinion Summary: After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of conspiracy to commit arson, wire fraud, mail fraud, and theft of government funds. The convictions stemmed from Defendant’s participation in a scheme to burn down a tenement...
Date: October 28, 2016
Docket Number: 15-2408
Justia Opinion Summary: The consolidated appeals in this case involved a dispute between the Secretary of Health and Human Services and a group of Maine hospitals about certain payments - called disproportionate share payments (DSH payments) -...
Date: October 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-1154
Justia Opinion Summary: While she was a student at Harvard Law School (HLS), Megon Walker was a member of the staff of the Journal of Law and Technology. During Walker’s final semester, concerns arose regarding a draft article (the Note) that W...
Date: October 24, 2016
Docket Number: 15-2372
Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a Ugandan national, was subjected to removal proceedings. Petitioner conceded removability and applied for asylum and withholding of removal. An immigration judge denied Petitioner’s application for asylum an...
Date: October 24, 2016
Docket Number: 16-1285
Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant, a financially sophisticated individual, petitioned for bankruptcy. A bankruptcy court denied the petition, in part, because Appellant omitted the existence of his Cash Balance Plan (CBP), a retirement account,...