Cases

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge. After a jury trial, Defendant-Appellant Manuel Acevedo-Hernández ("Acevedo"), a former Puerto Rico Superior Court Judge, was convicted of participating in a conspiracy to bribe an agent of an organization receiving federal funds, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 3

ORDER In light of our decision in United States v. Tejeda, 476 F.3d 471 (7th Cir.2007), we reinstate the briefs initially filed and rescind our order of January 8, 2007. We affirm the judgments of the district court in both cases.

538 U.S. 1006 ACEVEDO-HERNANDEZ, AKA ACEVEDO, AKA CASTRO-PAZv.UNITED STATES; andALBERTO VASQUEZv.UNITED STATES. No. 02-9567. Supreme Court of United States. April 28, 2003. 1 CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT.

C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.

C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.

BESOSA, District Judge. Defendant Luis Pérez-Greaux ("Pérez") requests that the Court reconsider its *178Memorandum and Order adopting Magistrate Judge Marshal D. Morgan's report and recommendation ("R&R"), which denied Pérez's motion to suppress. See Docket No. 146; see also Docket Nos. 137 & 143. For the reasons set

BESOSA, District Judge. Pursuant to the Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth Amendments of the United States Constitution, *319defendant Alexis Candelario-Santana ("Candelario") moves to strike the United States' notice of intent to seek the death penalty at the retrial of his case. (Docket Nos. 1481 and 1482.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court

LYNCH, Circuit Judge. Plaintiffs and appellants are twenty-two former temporary employees of the Municipality of Aguada, Puerto Rico. Each held a contract stating that the term of employment was effective through June 30, 2001, but also stating that the employment was “by way” of a particular financial grant (a “Law 52” grant, explained further below) that the Municipality had rec

BESOSA, District Judge Before the Court is defendant Nelson Rivera-Maldonado ("Rivera")'s motion to compel the United States to disclose information regarding transfer from the Metropolitan Detention Center ("MDC") in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico to the Federal Detention Center ("FDC") in Miami, Florida and subsequent custodial interrogation. (Docket No. 953.) For the reasons set forth below, Rivera's motion is DENIED.

PROST, Chief Judge. Plaintiffs-Appellants Salma Acevedo et al. (“Appellants”) allege that the United States violated 5 U.S.C. § 5928 by refusing to provide them with danger pay allowances. The Court of Federal Claims (“Claims Court”) held that it lacked jurisdiction over the case because § 5928 and its implementing regulations are not money-mandating, as requ

IT IS SO ORDERED.

275 F.Supp.2d 162 (2003) Enrique ACEVEDO-FELICIANO Carlos Concepcion-Chaparro Eileen B. Sanchez-Feliciano Jose A. Mendez-Valle Angel Castro-Gonzalez Miguel A. Cortes-Roman William Rosa-Figueroa Miguel Torres-Perez Edwin Acevedo-Acevedo Raul Paneto-Toro Gilberto Vargas-Rios Amilcar Muniz-Rosado Adelaida Rosario-Galloza Angel L. Jimenez-Acevedo Edwin Villarrubia-Soto Jose Villanueva-Rodriguez Jose A. Cuevas Heranndez Elba I. Quintana-Roman Ramonita Acevedo

MEMORANDUM OPINION JOSE ANTONIO FUSTE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE I. Introduction This matter came before the court on November 20, 2015, for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the courtroom was closed to the public during the jury selection on October 25, 2013, for the trial of Defendants Edwin Bernard Asta-cio-Espino (2), Luis D. Rivera-Carrasquillo (3)

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. After a jury convicted Defendants-Appellants José Laureano-Salgado, Pedro Ramirez-Rivera, and Ismael Cruz-Ramos (collectively, “the Defendants”) 1 of *12 numerous drug and gun crimes, a district court judge sentenced t

820 F.Supp.2d 301 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Joseph McCloskey DIAZ, et al., Defendants. Criminal No. 09-364(FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. October 14, 2011. *302 Jenifer Yois Hernandez-Vega, Jose A. Ruiz-Santiago, United States Attorneys Office, District of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, for P

OPINION AND ORDER BESOSA, District Judge. Before the Court is a Report & Recommendation (“R & R”) issued by United States Magistrate Judge Silvia CarreñoColl. (Docket No. 53.) The magistrate judge recommends that defendant Jorge Mercado-Cañizares’ (“Mercado”) motion to suppress be denied. Id. at p. 9. After an independent review of the record and defendant Mercado’s objections to

793 F.Supp.2d 525 (2011) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Carlos APONTE-SOBRADO, Defendant. Criminal No. 09-228 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. June 21, 2011. *526 Laura Maldonado-Rodriguez, Laura Maldonado Law Office, John R. Martin, Martin Brother PC, Christopher Adams, Atlanta, GA, Hector A. Deliz,

697 F.Supp.2d 244 (2010) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Wilfredo ROSARIO-CAMACHO, Luis Rodriguez-Sostre, Josue Perez-Mercado, Ramon Maysonet-Soler, Jose Negron-Sostre, Defendants. Criminal No. 08-310 (FAB). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. March 22, 2010. David Ramos-Pagan, Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni, San Juan, PR, for Defendant Jose Rodrigue