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361 F.Supp.2d 1 (2005) VEGA-PEREZ, et al., Plaintiff(s) v. CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES, et al., Defendant(s). Civil No. 04-2358(JAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 16, 2005. Dennis A. Simonpietri-Monefeld, Dennis A. Simonpietri Law Office, Guaynabo, PR, for Plaintiffs. Manolo T. Rodriguez-Bird, Mayra M. Gonzalez-Reyes, Jimenez, Graffam & L

OPINION AND ORDER PEREZ-GIMENEZ, District Judge. Before the Court is Defendant Sea-Land Services, Inc.’s (“Sea-Land”), Motion to Dismiss Based on Spoliation of Evidence. I. Background On November 14, 1995, Mr. Domingo Lugo Moreno was killed when the truck he was driving fell over the side of a curved ramp into a gorge some fifty feet deep below. The tractor truck (

529 F.Supp.2d 292 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff v. Epifanio MATOS-LUCHI, Manolo Soto-Perez, Ramon Carrasco-Carrasco, Defendants. Criminal No. 07-208 (JAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. December 26, 2007. *293 Timothy R. Henwood, United States Attorney's Office, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiff. Car

GARWOOD, Circuit Judge: Appellant Manuel Binker appeals his conviction of conspiracy to import and to pos *1220 sess with intent to distribute more than one thousand pounds of marihuana. Binker was indicted with five others who pleaded guilty prior t

OMNIBUS OPINION AND ORDER JUAN M. PEREZ-GIMENEZ, SENIOR U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE Defendants Jovanni Verestin-Cruz (“Verestin”), Rocky Martinez-Negron (“Martinez”), Edgar Collazo-Rivera (“Col-lazo”), and Carlos Raymundi-Hernandez’s (“Raymundi”) filed motions for acquittal under Rule 29 and/or for a new trial under Rule 33.1 See Docket Nos. 1599, 1594, 1593, and 1600. The United Stat

669 F.Supp.2d 201 (2009) George MAKRIS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. SPENSIERI PAINTING, LLC., et al., Defendants. Civil No. 08-1718 (RLA). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. November 17, 2009. Ramón M. González-Santiago, Esq., San Juan, PR, Dennis J. Cruz-Pérez, Esq., Ponce, PR, for Plaintiff/Petitioner. Paul E. Calvesbert-Borgos, Esq., Manolo T. Rodríg

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (“R & R”) of Magistrate Judge Camille L. Velez-Rive, (Docket 77). Having made an independent examination of the entire record in this case, the Court ADOPTS IN FULL the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations. I. STANDARD A district court may refer a p

937 F.Supp. 144 (1996) Gregory REESER, Plaintiff, v. CROWLEY TOWING & TRANSPORTATION CO., INC., Defendant. Civil No. 96-1023(SEC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. September 3, 1996. *145 Harry A. Ezratty, San Juan, PR, for plaintiff. Manolo T. Rodríguez-Bird, Jimenez, Graffam & Lausell, San Juan, PR,

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge. This appeal by several defendants convicted of drug trafficking — Epifanio Matos-Luchi, Manolo Soto-Perez, and Ramon Carrasco-Carrasco — requires the interpretation of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act (“MDLEA”), 46 U.S.C. § 70501 et seq. (2006), which inter alia delineates federal enforcement authority over drug crimes carried on at sea outside U.S. territorial limits. The factual

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-09-00628-CR Braulio Briones a/k/a Bravlio Briones, Appellant v. The State of Texas, Appellee FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF TRAVIS COUNTY, 427TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT NO. D-1-DC-07-302598, HONORABLE JIM CORONADO, JUDGE PRESIDING MEMORANDUM OPINI

TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS, THIRD DISTRICT, AT AUSTIN NO. 03-09-00628-CR Braulio Briones a/k/a Bravlio Briones, Appellant v

815 F.Supp.2d 448 (2011) In re PUERTO RICAN CABOTAGE ANTITRUST LITIGATION. MDL No. 3:08-md-1960 (DRD). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. September 13, 2011. *450 H. Laddie Montague, Jr., Ruthanne Gordon, Berger & Montague, PC, Philadelphia, PA, Maria D. Bertolez-Elvira, Nestor Mendez-Gomez, Pietrantoni Mendoz & Alvare

WESLEY, Circuit Judge: After the failure of a settlement in a wage-and-hour case brought by a group of employees of Gristede’s supermarkets, the *102 plaintiff employees moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of whether John Catsimatidis, the chairman and CEO of Gristede’s Foods, Inc., coul

KENNEDY, Circuit Judge, concurring in part and dissenting in part. I generally concur in Judge Krupansky’s opinion but write separately to focus more particularly on what I see as my disagreement with the majority. I start with the guideline itself. It reads: (a) Base Offense Level: If a defendant is convicted of a conspirac

315 F.Supp.2d 1355 (2004) Almacen EL JORDAN, individually and for the use and benefit of New York Marine & General Insurance Company, Plaintiffs, v. SOLYMAR, S. DE R.L., Solymar International, and Solymar, Inc., Defendants. No. 02-61113CIV. United States District Court, S.D. Florida, Miami Division. April 15, 2004. *1356 Thom

OPINION AND ORDER1 BESOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is the Report and Recommendation (“R & R”), (Docket No. 117), regarding two motions to dismiss: one filed by defendants Carmen G. Rodriguez-Diaz (“Rodriguez”), the Cuerpo de Bomberos de Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico Fire Department) (“PRFD”), and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“the Commonwealth”), (Docket No

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JOAQUIN CIRIA, No. 24-3308 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 4:22-cv-07510- KAW v. ARTHUR GERRANS; JAMES OPINION CROWLEY, Defendants - Appellants, and CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, NICOLAS RU

Memorandum Decision and Order MOTLEY, District Judge. Defendant is charged with a violation of Title 21, Sections 173 and 174, in that he did unlawfully, wilfully, and knowingly,. receive, conceal and facilitate the transportation and concealment of approximately 333 grams of heroin hydrochloride, after, and knowing that, such *273drugs

FOREMAN, Senior District Judge: In this consolidated appeal, eight appellants appeal their convictions for various narcotics offenses arising from the importation of more than 1,300 kilograms of cocaine aboard the 38-foot cabin cruiser named What’s Up. We affirm. I. Background On September 14, 1988, Custom

990 F.Supp. 1208 (1997) In the Matter of the EXTRADITION OF Emilio Valdez MAINERO, aka Ricardo Gonzalez Leon, Ricardo Emilio Valdez-Mainero and Emilio Ricardo Valdez. No. 96MG1798 (AJB). United States District Court, S.D. California. December 19, 1997. *1209 *1210 *1211</