|
Case Num. |
Parties |
Keywords |
Date |
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03-1503.01A |
US v.
Medina-Martinez |
Criminal Law;
Sufficiency of evidence; Jury instructions |
2005/01/06 |
|
03-2385.01A |
Rojas-Ithier v. Sociedad Espanola |
Medical Malpractice;
Summary judgment |
2005/01/06 |
|
04-1486.01A |
Perez-Olivo
v. Chavez |
Habeas Corpus; Good
Conduct Time |
2005/01/07 |
|
04-1382.01A |
Cruz-Ramos v. Barnhart |
Social Security;
Denial of disability; |
2005/01/11 |
|
04-1486.01A |
Perez-Olivo
v. US |
Habeas Corpus; Good
Conduct Time |
2005/01/11 |
|
03-2568.01A |
Caraballo-Seda v. Rivera |
Interlocutory
appeal; Exhaustion of administrative remedies; Workforce Investment Act;
First Amendment |
2005/01/12 |
|
03-2568.01A |
Delgado-Greo v. Trujillo |
Interlocutory
appeal; Exhaustion of administrative remedies; Workforce Investment Act;
First Amendment |
2005/01/12 |
|
04-1554.01A |
US v.
Laguna-Estela |
Criminal Law; Doubl
Jeopardy; |
2005/01/12 |
|
03-2246.01A |
Mercado-Alicea v. PR Tourism Co |
Civil rights;
Political discrimination; Summary judgement; Failure to comply with Local
Rule 311.12 |
2005/01/27 |
|
04-1367.01A |
R.R.
Isla Verde v. Howard Johnson Inter |
Tortious
interference with contractual relations |
2005/01/27 |
|
03-2520.01A |
Nieves-Luciano v. Hernandez-Torres |
Civil rights;
Poliitical discrimination |
2005/01/28 |
|
04-2610.01A |
Rossello-Gonzalez v. The PR Electoral Com |
Electoral law;
Petition for mandamus; Federal Jurisdiction over 1983 claims; |
2005/01/31 |
|
03-2676.01A |
US v.
Male Juvenile E.L.C. |
Criminal law;
Juveniles; Transfer to adult status for prosecution |
2005/02/03 |
|
04-1046.01A |
Guzman-Rosario v. United Parcel |
Civil Rights;
American with Disabiilities Act; Rehabilitation Act |
2005/02/03 |
|
04-1486ERR.01A |
Perez-Olivo
v. Chavez |
Errata |
2005/02/03 |
|
03-2625.01A |
Home
Insurance v. Pan American |
Torts; Breach of
settlement agreement; Fraudulent inducement |
2005/02/04 |
|
04-1275.01A |
Torrens v. Martin Marietta |
Jurisdiction;
Federal enclave; Labor law; wage and hour claim |
2005/02/07 |
|
04-1455.01A |
Hernandez-Santiago v. Ecolab, Inc. |
Subject matter
jurisdiction |
2005/02/07 |
|
02-2592.01A |
Torres-Fuentes v. KIA Motors, Inc. |
Magnuson- Moss
Warranty Act; Dismissal without prejudice |
2005/02/08 |
|
03-2544.01A |
US v.
Rivera-Rangel |
|
2005/02/08 |
|
03-2422.01A |
Diaz-Seijo
v. Fajardo-Velez |
|
2005/02/09 |
|
04-1045.01A |
Arroyo-Melecio v. Puerto Rican America |
|
2005/02/14 |
|
04-1526.01A |
Rio
Grande Community v. Commonwealth of PR |
|
2005/02/14 |
|
03-2680.01A |
Otero-Varcalcel v. Cantero-Frau |
|
2005/02/18 |
|
03-2223.01A |
Rodriguez-Torres v. Caribbean Forms |
|
2005/02/22 |
|
03-1584.01A |
US
v. Vega |
|
2005/02/24 |
|
03-1584.01A |
US v.
Fernandez-Carrera |
|
2005/02/24 |
|
02-1744.01A |
Instituto de Educacion v. Great Lakes Higher |
|
2005/03/04 |
|
02-2286.01A |
US v.
Serrano-Beauvaix |
|
2005/03/04 |
|
02-2286.01A |
US v.
Flecha-Maldonado |
|
2005/03/04 |
|
02-2286.01A |
US v.
Juma-Pineda |
|
2005/03/04 |
|
03-2611.01A |
Alsina-Ortiz v. Laboy |
|
2005/03/09 |
|
03-2679.01A |
de
Jesus Rentas v. Baxter Pharmacy |
|
2005/03/09 |
|
04-2085.01A |
US v.
Terreforte-Quidgley |
|
2005/03/11 |
|
02-2693.01A |
US v.
Rodriguez-Leon |
|
2005/03/17 |
|
04-1821.01A |
Nogueras-Cartagena v. US |
|
2005/03/22 |
|
03-2256.01A |
Rodriguez v. American Internation |
|
2005/03/23 |
|
03-1471.01A |
Rivera Domenech v. Calvesbert Law |
|
2005/03/29 |
|
04-1028.01A |
Rodriguez-Quinones v. Jimenez & Ruiz, S.E. |
|
2005/03/29 |
|
04-1843.01A |
Rivera-Alicea v. US |
|
2005/03/29 |
|
03-2173.01A |
US v.
Gonzalez-Mercado |
|
2005/04/01 |
|
04-1289.01A |
US v.
Figueroa-de-la-Cruz |
|
2005/04/01 |
|
02-2658.01A |
US v.
Cruzado-Laureano |
|
2005/04/05 |
|
02-2112.01A |
US v.
Santiago-Vazquez |
|
2005/04/07 |
|
03-2678.01A |
US v.
Negron-Narvaez |
|
2005/04/07 |
|
02-1105.01A |
US v.
Mercado-Irizarry, Vazquez-Mendez, Morera-Vigo |
|
2005/04/11 |
|
02-2112 |
US v.
Santiago-Vazquez |
Criminal Law;
Accummulation of trial errors as due process violation; Challenge to special
verdict form; Plain error analysis; Sentencing enhancement; Ineffective
trial counsel |
2005/04/11 |
|
04-1018 |
US v.
Vegerano-Rodriguez |
Criminal law; Denial
of evidentiary hearing; Substantial Assistance; |
2005/04/13 |
|
04-1843ORDER.01A |
Rivera-Alicea v. US |
Order mandating
publication of prior opinion of March 29, 2005 |
2005/04/13 |
|
04-2087 |
Ronda-Perez v. Banco Bilbao |
Labor and employment
law; Age discrimination; Summary judgment; Evidence of pretext |
2005/04/13 |
|
02-1393 |
US v.
Cacho Bonilla, Perez-Quintana |
Criminal law;
Sufficiency of evidence; Mail fraud; "Amount of loss" calculation;
Defininition of Federal Funds; Return of fraudulent property and sentencing
impact of same |
2005/04/14 |
|
02-1846 |
Cirilo Muñoz v. US |
Criminal law;
Ineffective assistance of counsel |
2005/04/15 |
|
04-1967 |
Centro Medico del Turabo v. Feliciano de Melecio |
Civil rights claims;
Dismissal for failure to state a claim; Statute of limitations; Procedural
due process; Substantive due process; Equal protection; First Amendement |
2005/04/19 |
|
04-1175 |
Ortiz
Garcia v. Toledo Fernandez et al. |
Political
discrimination; Inferior work environment; Substantially changed working
conditions; Unwarranted discipline |
2005/04/19 |
|
03-2723 |
US v.
Figuereo |
Criminal law;
Sentencing enhancement; Criminal history points; Applicability of Booker;
Drug testing and treatment release condition |
2005/04/19 |
|
04-1274 |
Gonzalez-Rucci v. INS |
Federal Tort Claims
Act; Malicious prosecution; Abuse of process; Denial of Rule 60(b) relief |
2005/04/21 |
|
04-1772 |
Jorge
v. Rumsfeld |
Employment
discrimination; Age discrimination; Statute of limitations; Accrual date;
Involuntary retirement and constructive discharge; Effect of voluntary
dismissal without prejudice; Failure to exhaust administrative remedies |
2005/04/21 |
|
04-1695 |
Prado-Alvarez v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co |
Tort claims; Tobacco
litigation; Failure to warn; Design defect; Common knowledge of dangers;
Qualifications of expert |
2005/04/21 |
|
04-1633 |
Lopez-Gonzalez
v. Municipality of Comerio |
Civil rights;
Statute of limitations; Dismissal without prejudice as sanction; Effect of
said dismissal on running of statue of limitations |
2005/04/21 |
|
03-2542 |
Walgreen Co. v. Rullan |
Civil Rights;
Constitutionality of certificate of necessity and convenience; Interference
with interstate commerce; |
2005/04/22 |
|
03-1790 |
US v.
Caro-Muniz |
Criminal law;
Constitutionality of bribery statute; Failure to conduct in camera review of
tape recordings; Sentencing enhancement |
2005/04/22 |
|
04-2086 |
Disabled Americans v. Ferries del Caribe |
Civil Rights;
American with Disabilities Act; Cruise ships |
2005/04/26 |
|
03-2627 |
Torres-Rivera et al. v. Gomez-Cora et al. |
Civil Rights; Use of
excessive force; Failure to intervene; Adequate notice of claim;Jury
Instructions; "Objective Reasonableness" Standard; "Shock the conscience"
Standard; Qualified immunity |
2005/05/03 |
|
04-1922 |
Able
Sales v. Compania de Azucar de Puerto Rico |
Federal jurisdiction;
Subject Matter Jurisdiction; "in commerce" requirement |
2005/05/06 |
|
04-1604 & 04-1635 |
Castro Rivera et al. v. Fagundo et al. |
Dismissal of federal
claims; Just compensation; Procedural and substantive due process; Incorrect
state decision not a due process violation |
2005/05/06 |
|
04-2437 |
Kuilan-nevarez v.Sec'y of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs |
Civil procedure;
Failure to file motion for judgment as a matter of law or motion for new
trial |
2005/05/06 |
|
04-1603 |
Gonzalez-Pina v. Guillermo-Rodriquez, |
Civil rights;
Political discrimination; Res judicata; Collateral Estoppel; Sufficiency of
Evidence; New evidence; |
2005/05/11 |
|
04-2186 |
Igartua de la Rosa et al v. USA |
Appellate procedure;
En Banc Hearings |
2005/05/12 |
|
04-1038 |
USA
v. Ayala-Pizarro |
Criminal law; Expert
Testimony; Lay opinion; Remand to correct delegation error |
2005/05/12 |
|
03-1516 |
Ramiez et al. v. Debs-Elias |
Medical malpractice;
Motion for mistrial; Hearsay; Sanctions for frivolous appeal |
2005/05/12 |
|
04-1698 |
Pena-Crespo v. Commonwealth of PR |
National Origin
Discrimination; Civil Procedure; Expert Witnesses; Expert Witness report;
Exclusion of Expert Witness |
2005/05/18 |
|
02-2505 & 02-2506 |
USA
v. Vaquez Guadalupe/Pacheco-Diaz |
Criminal Law;
Spanish recording of conversations; Translation to English; Court Reporter
Act; Sentencing entrapment or manipulation |
2005/05/18 |
|
02-1818 |
USA
v. Vazquez-Rivera |
Criminal Law;
Improper vouching testimony; Inadmissible hearsay; Vouching during closing
argument; Reference to murder conviction; Improper appeal to jury's passion
and prejudice; Booker challenge |
2005/05/18 |
|
03-1625, 03-1649, 03-1650 & 03-1947 |
USA
v. Vega-Molina; Villega-Angulo; Rodriguez-Matos; Zuniga-Bruno |
Criminal law; Sixth
Amendment; Confrontation clause; Out of court statement of non-testifying
defendant; Restriction on cross examinations; Ex Post Facto clause;
Sufficiency of the evidence; Ineffective assistance of counsel; Severance;
Speedy trial violation; Sentencing (Booker); Refusal of continuance; Role in
the offense; |
2005/05/19 |
|
02-2027 |
USA
v. Uribe-Londono |
Criminal law;
Improper involvement of court in plea bargaining; Ineffective assistance of
counsel; Failure to advise of consequence of plea on immigration status |
2005/05/20 |
|
03-2713, 04-1231 & 04-1232 |
Antilles Cement v. Governer of Comm. of PR |
Dormant Foreign
Commerce Clause; Market participation exception; Buy American Act |
2005/05/25 |
|
04-1925 |
Jewelers Mutual Insurance Co. et al v. Integrand Assurance et al. |
Contract Law;
Depositum contract; Bailment; Deposited goods; Standard of Care; Duty to
defend claim; Indemnification claim |
2005/05/25 |
|
04-2385 |
Colon
Ortiz v. Rosario et al. |
Civil Rights;
Political Discrimination; Motion for summary judgment; Relief from summary
judgment; Untimely opposition to summary judgment; |
2005/05/27 |
|
04-1306 |
IN RE
FRANCO |
Disciplinary
proceeding; Judicial notice; Allegation as to other negligent acts of the
attorney in other cases |
2005/05/27 |
|
03-1979 |
Federacion de Maestros v. Junta de Relaciones del Trabajo |
Federal Jurisdiction;
Review of State Court judgments; Rooker-Feldman Doctrine; Preclusive Effect;
Exxon Mobil doctrine; Test of finallity |
2005/05/27 |
|
03-1069 |
USA
v. Fornia-Castillo |
Criminal Law;
Validity of consent to search; Miranda rights; Ineffective assistance of
counsel; Constructive Amendment/Prejudicial variance; Double Jeopardy;
Sentencing; Booker error |
2005/05/27 |
|
04-1630 |
Mercado et al., v. Ritz-Carlton San Juan |
Civil rights;
Discrimination; Statute of limitations; Equitable tolling; Waiver of defense
before the EEOC; Failure to post mandatory notices of employees'
rights |
2005/05/31 |
|
04-1792 |
Estades-Negroni v. CPC Hospital San Juan Capestrano et al. |
Civil rights;
Involuntary commitment; Acting under color of state law; State compulsion
test; Nexus/Joint action test; Public function test |
2005/05/31 |
|
04-1193 |
Camacho-Rodriguez et al v. Potter et al |
American with
Disabilities Act; Inability to lift heavy objects |
2005/06/03 |
|
04-1733 |
Sanchez v. USA |
Federal Tort Claims
Act |
2005/06/03 |
|
04-1688 |
Diaz-Rodriguez
et al v. Pep Boys et al |
Breach of Contract;
Diversity Jurisdiction; Corporation's principal place of business |
2005/06/03 |
|
04-1697 |
El
Dia v. PR Dept. of Consumer Affairs et al. |
First Amendment;
Commercial Speech; Impermissible Restriction; Litigation related bonds;
Central Hudson test |
2005/06/03 |
|
03-1230, 03-1231 & 031340 |
US v.
Villafane-Jimenez, et al. |
Estoppel by
Entrapment Defense; Challenges to elements of sentence; Blakely/Booker
challenges; Sentencing manipulation; Conditions of supervised release;
|
2005/06/07 |
|
04-2352 |
Torres-Rivera et al v. Calderon-Serra et al. |
Civil Rights Claim;
Political discrimination; First Amendment Right; Immunity of governor for
signing law; Law changing composition of Industrial Commission;
Constitutionality of law; Void-for-vagueness action; Qualified Immunity;
|
2005/06/14 |
|
04-1997 |
Menedez et al v. Scotiabank of PR et al |
Employment
Discrimination; Statute of limitations |
2005/06/14 |
|
04-2005 |
Cespedes Rodriguez v. Rivera Hernandez et al. |
Civil Rights Claim;
Political discrimination; Pretext evidence |
2005/06/14 |
|
02-2075 |
USA
v. Muriel-Cruz |
Criminal Law; Mental
competency hearing; Motion to supplement record on appeal; |
2005/06/15 |
|
04-1793 |
Ruiz-Casillas v Camacho-Morales et al |
Civil Rights Claim;
Political discrimination; First amendment rights; Political position; Due
process; Qualified immunity |
2005/06/30 |
|
03-2387 |
USA
v. Alvarez-Cuevas |
Criminal Law;
Sentencing Guidelines; Booker; Hostage taking; Ineffective assistance of
counsel in sentencing; Sentencing departure |
2005/06/30 |
|
04-2432 |
Tavarez v. Comm. of Social Security |
Social Security
disability benefits; mental impairment |
2005/06/30 |
|
04-1401 |
Cepero-Rivera et al v. Fagundo et al. |
Civil rights claim,
Political discrimination; Prima facie case of political discrimination; Sua
sponte dismissal; Due process; |
2005/07/01 |
|
03-1006 |
USA
v. Pacheco |
Criminal law,
sentencing guidelines |
2005/07/01 |
|
04-1068, |
US v.
Garcia-Marcucci |
Criminal Law; Plea
Bargaining; Existence of plea; Involuntary plea |
2005/07/05 |
|
04-2587 |
SFW
Arecibo, Ltd. et al., v. Rodriguez, et al. |
Property Rights;
Taking; Procedural Due Process; Substantive Due Process; Equal protection of
law |
2005/07/14 |
|
04-2303 |
Municipality of San Juan v. Corporacion Para el Fomento Economico de la
Ciudad Capital |
Civil Procedure;
Finality of a dismissal without prejudice; Arbitration; Arbitrability of
claim |
2005/07/14 |
|
04-2494 |
Marcano-Rivera et al v. Turabo Medical Center Partnership et al |
Medical malpractice;
Motion for judgment as a matter of law; Motion for new trial or remittitur;
Standard of care owed to patients; Causation; Admission of expert testimony;
Apportionment of liability; Excessiveness of damages |
2005/07/15 |
|
04-1366 |
US v.
Rosado-Sierra |
Civil Asset
Forfeiture Reform Act; Genuine issue of material fact |
2005/07/20 |
|
04-1413 |
US v.
Vega-Mejias |
Criminal Law; Advise
on consecuences of plea; Effective assistance of counsel; |
2005/07/22 |
|
04-2375 |
Cruz-Queipo
et al v. Hospital Espanol Mutuo de Puerto Rico. |
EMTALA; EMTALA
Screening Claim; Refusal to follow screening procedures; EMTALA
stabilization claim |
2005/07/27 |
|
04-2186 |
Igartua De La Rosa et al v. USA |
Constitutional Law;
Right to Vote for President |
2005/08/03 |
|
04-1597, 04-2136 & 04-2137 |
Liberty Cablevision v. Municipality of Caguas; Municipality of Barceloneta
|
Cable Communications
Policy Act; Municipal tax over right of way; Preemption; Cable modem service;
Information Service Providers; Taking and just compensation |
2005/08/09 |
|
03-2684 |
Maldonado-Pagan v. Malave |
State Habeas Corpus;
Exhaustion of state remedies |
2005/08/09 |
|
03-2719 |
US v.
Gomez-Rosario |
Criminal Law; Right
to proceed pro se; Screening of pro se motions; Constructive amendment of
Indictment; Sufficiency of the evidence; Pre-Indictment Delay; Propriety of
sentence |
2005/08/12 |
|
04-2582 |
Cordero-Soto v. Island Finance |
Labor Law; Age
Discrimination; Summary Judgment; Unopposed motion for summary judgment;
Pretext |
2005/08/12 |
|
03-2436 |
USA
v. De Los Santos |
Criminal Law;
Blakely Claim; Booker claim; Drug testing condition of supervised release |
2005/08/24 |
|
04-2104 & 04-2105 |
Francheschi et al v. Hospital General San Carlos, et al. |
Contract Law;
Arbitration; Forfeiture of arbitration claim; Judgment as a matter of law;
Award for emotional distress; Contractual damages |
2005/08/24 |
|
03-2245 |
USA
v. Delgado-Hernandez |
Criminal Law; Guilty
pleas; Rule 11; Plain error review; Supression of evidence; Supplementation
of record during direct appeal; Firearms possession charge; |
2005/08/24 |
|
04-2576 |
Redondo-Borges et al v. US Dept of Housing and Urban Development. |
Dismissal for
failure to state a claim; Waiver of claims; Constitutional claims against
federal defendants; Section 1983 claims against Commonwealth Defendants;
11th Amendment Immunity; Effective debarment from government contracting;
Non-responsible bidder determination; Recission of bid award |
2005/08/26 |
|
04-1853 |
USA
v. Perez-Ruiz |
Criminal Law;
Sentencing adequacy; Booker claim; Fair warning; Drug quantity attributed to
defendant; Pre-sentence report error |
2005/08/26 |
|
04-1489 |
USA
v. Pena-Hernandez |
Criminal Law;
Sentencing Guidelines; Guidelines calculation error; Safety-Valve
Elegibility |
2005/08/26 |
|
04-1773 |
Velez-Diaz
et al. v. Vega-Irizarry |
Damages; Civil
Procedure; Westfall Act Substitution; Jurisdiction over interlocutory
appeals; Biven's Claim; Standing to appeal; Qualified immunity |
2005/09/02 |
|
04-1934 & 04-1935 |
Venegas-Hernandez et al v. Asociacion de Compositores y Editores et al. |
Copyrights;
Ownership of copyrights; Renewal of copyright; |
2005/09/16 |
|
04-2575 |
Davila-Rivera et al v. Caribbean Refrescos et al. |
Labor law; Handicap
Discrimination; ADA; Major life activity; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Depression;
Supplemental jurisdiction |
2005/09/16 |
|
03-1841 |
Tejada-Batista v. Fuentes-Agostini |
Civil Rights; First
Amendment rights; "But For" test; Multiple actors with multiple motives;
sequence of actors; Qualified immunity |
2005/09/20 |
|
04-1037 |
USA
v. Rodriguez-Casiano |
Criminal Law; Hobbs
Act; Robbery as affecting commerce |
2005/10/04 |
|
05-1495 |
Vazquez-Rosario v. Barnhart |
Social Security
claim; Nonexertional limitations; Impact on occupational base |
2005/10/04 |
|
04-2703 |
US v.
Rosa-Agosto |
Criminal Law;
Sentencing |
2005/10/04 |
|
02-1677, 02-1717 |
02-1677, 02-1717, US v. Casas; 02-1708, US v. Bonilla-Lugo; 02-1716, US v.
Correy; 02-1996, US v. Pizarro-Morales; 02-1997, US v. Flores-Plaza;
02-2124, US v. Nicolai-Cabassa |
Criminal Law; Speedy
Trial Act; Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial; Motion to sever;
Prosecutorial misconduct; Deception of court; Failure to disclose immunity
agreement; Violation of sequestration order; Offering false testimony;
Preservation of evidence; Innapropriate gestures; Juror misconduct; Newly
discovered evidence; Reassignment for sentencing; Booker challenge;
|
2005/10/07 |
|
03-2538 |
US v.
Vega-Martinez |
Criminal Law;
Setting aside plea; Booker challenge |
2005/10/07 |
|
03-2464 |
US v.
Vega-Ortiz |
Criminal Law;
Sentencing; Drug testing condition; Delegation to probation officer
authority to determine number of drug tests; Conflict of pronouncement of
sentence with written judgment |
2005/10/07 |
|
04-2584 |
Ramiez Rodriguez v. Boehringer |
Age Discrimination
in Employment; Motion to compel discovery; Motion in limine; Pretext for
termination; Discriminatory comments; Disparate treatment; Falsity of stated
reason; Retaliation |
2005/10/07 |
|
04-2378 |
Camacho v. Comm. of Puerto Rico |
|
2005/10/14 |
|
04-2601 |
Puerto Rico Telephone et al v. US Phone Mfg. |
Federal Arbitration
Act; Appropriate Standard for Judicial Review; Changes in judicial review
provisions; Choice-of-law clause; Governing standard; Attorney's fees;
|
2005/10/14 |
|
04-2598 & 05-1740 |
US v.
Santos-Rios |
Criminal Law;
Ineffective assistance of counsel; Failure to grant de novo sentencing;
Enhancement for supervisory role in the offense; Blakely/Booker error;
Conditions of supervised release |
2005/10/14 |
|
04-2306 & 04-2373 |
Gonzalez-Alvarez et al v. Rivero-Cubano et al. |
Taking of property;
Statute of limitations; Qualified immunity |
2005/10/17 |
|
04-2275 |
UPS
v. Union de Tronquistas |
Arbitration;
Arbitration after expiration of collective bargaining agreement; Claim for
vacation earned; Arbitrability |
2005/10/20 |
|
05-1962 |
Puerto Rico Hospital Supply v. Boston Scientific |
Preliminary
Injunction; Choice of law; Arbitration |
20005/10/21 |
