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United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Volume I of II No. 01-1647 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. José Rodriguez-Marrero, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-1462 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee,

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit Volume II of II No. 01-1647 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. José Rodriguez-Marrero, Defendant, Appellant. No. 02-1462 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee,

D.W. NELSON, Senior Circuit Judge. Rafael Pacheco-Navarette (“Pacheco”) and Victor Gomez-Vera (“Gomez”) appeal their convictions and sentences following each appellant’s guilty plea to being an alien in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 922(g)(5) and 924(a)(2). Principally, appellants argue that their appeal waivers are invalid. We must also consider whether

OPINION FISHER, Circuit Judge: This appeal requires us to revisit issues that arise when law enforcement officers *1235 offer both expert and lay opinion testimony interpreting the meaning of intercepted telephone calls. We again emphasize that such expert opinions must

22-6275 Vera Punin v. Garland In the United States Court of Appeals For the Second Circuit August Term, 2023 No. 22-6275 MAXIMO ROBERT VERA PUNIN, Petitioner, v. MERRICK B. GARLAND, UNITED STATES ATTORNEY GENERAL, Respondent. On Peti

634 F.Supp.2d 217 (2009) Gladys RIVERA CARRION, et. al., Plaintiffs v. UNITED STATES of America, et. al., Defendants. Civil No. 08-1498 (SEC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. July 9, 2009. Glenn Carl James-Hernandez, Jorge L. Gonzalez-Burgos, James Law Offices, Guaynabo, PR, for Plaintiffs. Rebecca Vargas-Vera, United States Attorneys Office, Di

376 F.3d 960 ALOE VERA OF AMERICA, INC., a Texas corporation; Rex G. Maughan; Ruth G. Maughan; Maughan Holdings, an Arizona corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellants,Bureau of National Affairs, Inc.; Tax Management, Inc., Intervenors-Appellees, andGene Yamagata; Yamagata Holdings, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Plaintiffs,v.UNITED STATES of America, Defendant. No. 03-15265. United States Cour

PER CURIAM. In 1997, the Bureau of National Affairs (“BNA”) published an article disclosing that the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and National Tax Administration of Japan (“NTA”) had begun an audit of Aloe Vera of America and Forever Living Products Japan, two members of the Forever Living Products group of companies (collectively “Aloe Vera”). Aloe Vera wrote to BNA in protest and demanded BNA identify its sources. Eventu

*1013C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 888 F. 3d 150; C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 106 Fed. Appx. 618; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 125 Fed. Appx. 981; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 126 F^d. Appx. 468; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 127 Fed. Appx. 478; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 120 Fed. Appx. 785;

*1013C. A. 5th Cir. Reported below: 888 F. 3d 150; C. A. 9th Cir. Reported below: 106 Fed. Appx. 618; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 125 Fed. Appx. 981; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 126 F^d. Appx. 468; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 127 Fed. Appx. 478; C. A. 11th Cir. Reported below: 120 Fed. Appx. 785;

41 So.3d 1068 (2010) Jose GOMEZ, Carlos Caro, George Chiodo, Helen T. Cipolla, Paul Farrington, Jr., Winifred Francois, Hilda Glassman, Margarita Guerra, Marcos A. Guzman, Claudia Krysiak, John C. Nuss, Bertha Perskin, Annette Pugliese, Pedro E. Ramirez Sanchez, Peggy Rapp, and William Woodward, Appellants, v. Sidney FRADIN, Herman Weiss, Vera Weller, Alexander Hirsch, and Lakes of Carriage Hills Condominium Association, Inc., Appellees.

Opinion MANEELA, J. In the underlying action, the trial court ordered the entry of a default against appellants as a sanction for discovery abuse, and issued a default judgment awarding respondent damages and injunctive relief. Appellants contend that the discovery sanctions were improper, that the complaint stated no cause of action, that they received inadeq

481 F.Supp.2d 721 (2006) Pascual Q. OLIBAS, individually and d/b/a Freedom Bail Bonds, Plaintiff, v. Arnulfo GOMEZ, Sheriff of Reeves County, Texas, Reeves County, Texas, General Star Company and Summit Risk Services, Inc., Defendants. No. EP-05-CA-225 KC. United States District Court, W.D. Texas, El Paso Division. November 6, 2006. *72

ANDERSON, Circuit Judge: On January 6, 1992, the United States Coast Guard seized the Panamanian vessel M/V Harbour (the “Harbour”) in international waters. Upon boarding the ship, the Coast Guard discovered cocaine concealed underneath zinc concentrate in one of the cargo holds. Appellants, 17 of the Harbour’s crew, were convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute

53 F.3d 1212 42 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 548 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,v.Yerco Huerta ROJAS, Edwardo Gomez Verdugo, ManuelFlores-Flores, Fernando Gonzalez Lopez, Manuel Perez Vera,Amillio Heriquez, Carlos Zulaga, Edwardo Marco Diaz, JuanAntonio Orlandi-Steiger, Guillermo Guerrero, Osvaldo Sotgiu,Louis Lorenzo Berrios, John Castillo Tramon, Claudio Perez,Luis Arangena, Hector Her

OPINION FRANK F. DROWOTA, III, C.J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM M. BARKER, JJ„ joined. E. RILEY ANDERSON, J., filed a concurring and dissenting opinion, in which ADOLPHO A. BIRCH, JR., J., joined. We granted this appeal to determine whether the defendants are entitled to relief on their claim that admission of testi

170 F.Supp.2d 165 (2001) Luis A. ACEVEDO GARCIA, et al., Plaintiffs v. Hon. Roberto Vera MONROIG, et al., Defendants No. 97-2639(JP). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. October 25, 2001. Israel Roldan-Gonzalez, Aguadilla, PR, Miguel A. Pagan-Rivera, Hao Rey, PR, Hector L. Guzman, San Sebastian, PR, for plaintiffs. Luis V. Villares-Sarmiento, Yahaid

91 F.Supp.2d 464 (2000) Claribel PAGAN-CUEBAS, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Roberto VERA-MONROIG, et al., Defendants. No. CIV. 97-2772(DRD). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 27, 2000. *465 *466 Eliezer Aldarondo-Ortiz, Aldarondo & Lopez Bras, Hato Rey, PR, for counter-claimant

585 F.3d 508 (2009) Andrés GUILLEMARD-GINORIO; María M. Noble-Fernández; Conjugal Partnership Guillemard-Noble; Lone Star Insurance Producers, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellees, Jorge R. Urrutia-Vallés; Carolyne J. Wiewall-Navas; Conjugal Partnership Urrutia-Wiewall' Urrutia Vallés, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. Fermín M. CONTRERAS-GÓMEZ, Individually; Dorelisse Juarbe-Jiménez; Individually and as Insurance Commissioner of Puerto Rico; Office of the Insuran

MARCUS, Circuit Judge: In this appeal, we are asked to determine whether significant threats and violence directed against a parent can constitute a grave risk of harm to a child under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (“Convention”). During a contentious custody battle in Venezuela over their daughter, M.N., Hayet Naser Gomez (“Naser”),