Cases

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER HAGOPIAN, United States Magistrate Judge. The instant matter has been referred for the conduct of all proceedings, including trial and entry of judgment with direct appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). Before the Court is the Plaintiffs claim for a refund of a $3,000.00 penalty, assessed by the Internal Revenue Service under 26 U.S.

THOMPSON, Circuit Judge. A Massachusetts jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict on a multiple count indictment charging Martinho Rodrigues with conspiring with 29 others to distribute assorted drugs in several Boston area neighborhoods. Rather than face a repeat trial, Rodrigues opted to plead guilty to Count One, conspiracy to distribute marijuana in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 84

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.

5 F.3d 539NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. David Michael RODRIGUES, Petitioner-Appellant,v.UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-15282. United Sta

678 F.3d 693 (2012) UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gary Wayne RODRIGUES, Defendant-Appellant. No. 11-15530. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted February 15, 2012. Filed March 27, 2012. *694 Eric A. Seitz, Honolulu, HI, for the defendant-appellant. Lawrence

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.

SUMMARY ORDER Defendant-appellant Goncalo Rodrigues, a removed alien, appeals from a judgment of conviction pursuant to 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a)(1), (b)(2), for illegally reentering the United States after having previously committed an aggravated felony. The District Court sentenced him principally to a thirteen-month term of imprisonment pursuant to a downward departure. On appeal, Rodrigues contends that the District Court erred by denyi

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Appeals Court of Massachusetts denied.

MEMORANDUM * A jury found Gary Rodrigues, the former Hawaii State Director for the United Public Workers union, guilty of embezzling money from the union1 and accepting kickbacks in connection with an employee welfare benefit plan.2 The jury also found Rodrigues and his daughter Robin Sabatini guilty of mail fraud,3 heal

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.

MEMORANDUM ** Noel Rodrigues-Sedano appeals from his guilty-plea conviction and 121-month sentence for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and cocaine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846. Pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738, 87 S.Ct. 1396, 18 L.Ed.2d 493 (1967), counsel for Rodrigues-Sedano has filed a brief stating there are no grounds for rel

C. A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied.

*486OPINION PER CURIAM. Ian Boyd Rodrigues is a native and citizen of Jamaica who was convicted, on October 29, 2002, for trafficking in marijuana in violation of Ohio Revised Code § 2925.03. The Government charged Rodrigues as removable for having been convicted of an aggravated felony and a controlled substance violation, in violation of 8 U.S.C. §

OPINION PER CURIAM. Petitioner Ian B. Rodrigues1 (a/k/a Michael Smith) petitions for review of a decision rendered by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) on October 8, 2009. For the reasons that follow, we will summarily grant the petition for review. I. Background On August 11, 2009, the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) rendered a

OPINION OF THE COURT FUENTES, Circuit Judge. Petitioner Martinho Tavares Rodrigues seeks review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. Rodrigues’s challenge to the BIA’s decision is based on a former version of 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a), under which Rodrigues claims to have automatically derived United States citizenshi

PER CURIAM.* Julio Cesar Gonzalez-Rodrigues appeals the sentence imposed following his guilty *960plea conviction of being found in the United States after deportation/removal in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326. Gonzalez-Rodrigues contends that 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b) define separate offenses. He argues that the prior conv

OPINION OF THE COURT FUENTES, Circuit Judge. Petitioner Martinho Tavares Rodrigues seeks review of a decision by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) dismissing his appeal from an Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) order of removal. Rodrigues’s challenge to the BIA’s decision is based on a former version of 8 U.S.C. § 1432(a), under which Rodrigues claims to have automatically derived United States citizenshi

OPINION PER CURIAM. Petitioner Ian B. Rodrigues1 (a/k/a Michael Smith) petitions for review of a decision rendered by the Board of Immigration Appeals (“BIA”) on October 8, 2009. For the reasons that follow, we will summarily grant the petition for review. I. Background On August 11, 2009, the Immigration Judge (“IJ”) rendered a