Jeffrey R. Howard

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit circuit Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican) 26 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

Heng v. Gonzales
06-1479 · 2007-07-12
Petition for review (petitioner (Dany Heng)) Granted

“For the reasons stated, the IJ's credibility determination is not supported by substantial evidence. We therefore grant the petition for review, vacate the order of removal, and remand to the BIA for further proceedings. So ordered.”

Zipperer v. Raytheon Co., Inc.
06-2493 · 2007-07-12
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Emory Zipperer)) Denied

“We conclude that Zipperer's claims for negligence, equitable estoppel and negligent misrepresentation are preempted by ERISA. Affirmed.”

United States v. Holloway
05-2229, 05-2230 · 2007-08-31
Appeal (appellant/cross-appellant (United States, on the sentence) and cross-appellant (defendant Curtis Holloway, on suppression)) Granted in part

“For the reasons stated above, Holloway's conviction is affirmed, his sentence is vacated, and the case is remanded for resentencing consistent with this opinion.”

Acevedo-Aguilar v. Mukasey
07-1261 · 2008-02-15
Petition for review (petitioner (Misael Acevedo-Aguilar)) Denied

“As these conclusions are supported by substantial record evidence, the petition for review is denied.”

Perez-Acevedo v. Rivero-Cubano
06-2633 · 2008-03-12
Appeal (appellants (plaintiffs Felix Perez-Acevedo et al., poultry farmers)) Denied

“For the above reasons, the plaintiffs have not shown a denial of rights secured by the Constitution, and as such the motion for judgment on the pleadings was properly granted. Affirmed.”

De Oliveira v. Mukasey
07-1642, 07-1643 · 2008-03-19
Petition for review (petitioners (Genario Vicente de Oliveira & Ricardo Lemos Neiva)) Denied

“Discerning substantial evidence in the record to support the BIA's determination, we deny the petition. ... The petitions for review are denied. It is so ordered.”

United States v. Morales-Aldahondo
06-2533 · 2008-04-24
Appeal (appellant (defendant Joseph Morales-Aldahondo)) Denied

“In our view, the testimony of the government's knowledgeable witness, combined with the weight of authority, defeats appellant's staleness argument. ... Affirmed.”

Arroyo-Audifred v. Verizon Wireless, Inc.
07-1661 · 2008-06-04
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Dennis Arroyo-Audifred)) Denied

“Because we agree with the district court that the record lacked evidence that Verizon's decisions with respect to Arroyo were either pretextual or motivated by discriminatory animus or policy, the judgment is affirmed.”

In re Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts v. AstraZeneca)
08-1056 · 2009-09-23
Appeal (appellant (defendant AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP)) Denied

“Discerning no material factual or legal infirmity in the district court's disposition of the case, we affirm.”

Giragosian v. Bettencourt
09-2001 · 2010-07-29
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Paul Giragosian)) Denied

“We affirm the district court's dismissal of the Fourth Amendment claims.”

United States v. Prochilo
09-1450, 09-1523 · 2011-01-13
Appeal (appellant (United States)) Granted

“We reverse the exclusion order in No. 09-1450 (Prochilo), vacate the exclusion order in No. 09-1523 (Guerrero), and remand both cases for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

Gay v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company
10-1559 · 2011-10-26
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Frank A. Gay)) Denied

“The district court denied the motion, finding that the conclusion had been adequately presented in the report and that there was neither error nor prejudice resulting from the admission of Dr. Rizzoli's testimony.”

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