• United States of America v. Todd Denson

    Publication Date: 2012-08-06
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    Date Filed: 2012-08-02
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Thompson, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 11-1042,, 11-1043

    Before Torruella, Howard, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.WHAT THIS CASE IS ABOUTTodd Denson spent about a year in federal prison for mail and wire fraud after he got caught up in one of thos

  • United States of America v. Seng Tan, A/K/A Seng Kim Srun, A/K/A Seng Srunk

    Publication Date: 2012-03-26
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    Date Filed: 2012-03-23
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Thompson, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 10-2091

    Before Boudin, Stahl, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.SETTING THE STAGEA federal jury convicted James Bunchan and Seng Tan, a husband and wife team, of numerous mail-fraud, money-laundering,

  • United States of America v. James Werra

    Publication Date: 2011-03-27
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    Date Filed: 2011-03-22
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Lipez, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-1593

    Before Lipez, Howard and Thompson, Circuit Judges.This case raises challenging questions about the legality of a stop-and-frisk conducted after law enforcement officers forced their way into a hous

  • James R. Eldredge v. Town of Falmouth, Ma; Anthony Riello, Individually and In

    Publication Date: 2011-11-29
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    Date Filed: 2011-11-22
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Howard, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 11-1151

    Before Boudin, Howard and Thompson, Circuit Judges.This is an appeal from the dismissal of a complaint alleging Section 1983 unreasonable seizure claims against two Falmouth, Massachusetts po

  • Statchen v. Palmer

    Publication Date: 2010-10-25
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    Date Filed: 2010-10-15
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Boudin, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-2418

    Before Boudin, Gajarsa*fn1 and Thompson, Circuit Judges.In June 2007, Carl Statchen struggled with two police officers over their attempt to take him into protecti

  • United States of America v. Imartha Vixamar

    Publication Date: 2012-05-14
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    Date Filed: 2012-05-11
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Thompson, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 11-1217, No. 11-1251

    Before Boudin, Lipez, and Thompson, Circuit Judges.OverviewImartha Vixamar and Mary Saintfleur think the district judge got it all wrong when he revoked their probation and resentenced the

  • United States of America v. Elaine Brown

    Publication Date: 2012-01-23
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    Date Filed: 2012-01-19
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Thompson, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-2402, No. 10-1081

    Before Lynch, Chief Judge, Lipez and Thompson, Circuit Judges.A nine-month long stand-off between United States Marshals (the "Marshals") and husband and wife team, Edward and Elaine Brown, r

  • Travelers Casualty and Surety Company v. Providence Washington Insurance Company, Inc

    Publication Date: 2012-07-16
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    Date Filed: 2012-07-11
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Howard, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 11-2193

    BeforeHoward, Lipez and Thompson, Circuit Judges.Invoking diversity jurisdiction, appellant Travelers Casualty and Surety Company, Inc. ("Travelers") sought a declaratory judgment that app

  • United States of America v. Ohifuemeh Peter Ayewoh

    Publication Date: 2010-12-19
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    Date Filed: 2010-12-13
    Court: 1st Cir.
    Judge: Dyk, Circuit Judge.
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    Case Number: 09-1585

    BeforeThompson, Selya, and Dyk,*fn1 Circuit Judges.Appellant Ohifuemeh Peter Ayewoh ("Ayewoh") was convicted of bank fraud in the United States District Court f