Juan R. Torruella

U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit circuit Retired 2020 · served 1984–2020 Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican) 26 signed orders read

Judge Torruella no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Signed rulings

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

United States v. Manning-Ross
No. 02-1984 · 2004-03-30
Appeal (Defendant-appellant (Jerale I. Manning-Ross)) Moot / procedural

“Thus, we dismiss the appeal. Had we jurisdiction over this case, we would have dismissed it in its entirety. ... Appeal dismissed.”

United States v. Taylor
No. 06-2216 · 2007-08-17
Appeal (the United States (government appellant)) Granted

“For the foregoing reasons, we vacate the sentence of the district court and remand for resentencing. Vacated and Remanded.”

Gomez-Perez v. Potter
No. 06-1592 · 2008-07-10
Appeal (Plaintiff-appellant (Myrna Gomez-Perez)) Granted

“In light of the Supreme Court's unequivocal conclusion that § 633a includes a cause of action for retaliation, and the continued viability of our holding on sovereign immunity, we vacate the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the USPS and Potter. We also vacate Part 11(B) of our opinion, 476 F.3d at 57-60, and remand the case to the district court for further proceedings consistent with the opinion of the Supreme Court and Part 11(A) of our opinion. Reversed and remanded.”

United States v. Garcia-Alvarez
Nos. 07-1471, 07-1697 · 2008-09-04
Appeal (Defendant-appellant (Angel Garcia-Alvarez)) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, we affirm the district court's judgment and denial of new trial. Affirmed.”

Thompson v. Lynch
14-1858 · 2015-12-29
Petition for review (petitioner (Richard Marvin Thompson)) Denied

“For the reasons stated above, Thompson's petition for review is Denied.”

Lima v. Lynch
14-2119 · 2016-06-21
Petition for review (petitioner (Moises ... Lima)) Moot / procedural

“We dismiss this petition for lack of jurisdiction.”

Mediterranean Shipping Co. v. Best Tire Recycling, Inc.
No. 15-2482 · 2017-02-06
Appeal (Defendant-appellant (Best Tire Recycling, Inc.)) Denied

“The decision of the district court is affirmed. Affirmed.”

United States v. Vazquez
No. 15-1828 · 2017-04-20
Appeal (Defendant-appellant (Carlos Vazquez)) Denied

“For the reasons stated, we affirm Vazquez's sentence. Affirmed.”

Brenner v. Williams-Sonoma, Inc.
No. 16-2313 · 2017-08-16
Appeal (would-be appellant (Ronald Brenner)) Moot / procedural

“Because Mr. Brenner did not become a party below and we find no equitable reason to allow this appeal, our only role in this case is to memorialize the fact that because Mr. Brenner is not a member to this action he lacks standing to appeal. We therefore dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. Dismissed.”

Doe v. Brown University
No. 17-1941 · 2018-07-18
Appeal (Plaintiff-appellant (Jane Doe)) Denied

“Like the district court before us, we also recognize that Doe's complaint contains very serious allegations of sexual assault on a university's campus. However, because Doe's complaint failed to allege sufficient facts for a plausible Title IX claim against Brown, we affirm the judgment of the district court. Affirmed.”

United States v. Caballero-Vazquez
17-1144, 17-1247 · 2018-07-18
Appeal (Defendant-Appellant) Denied

“Because Caballero-Vazquez's procedural and substantive challenges to his sentences fail, we affirm both sentences.”

United States v. Gierbolini-Rivera
15-2076 · 2018-08-14
Appeal (Defendant-Appellant) Denied

“For the foregoing reasons, Gierbolini's sentence is affirmed. Affirmed.”

A historical record

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