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LYNCH, Chief Judge. These two appeals arise out of similar lawsuits in which plaintiffs, current and previous employees of the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund Corporation (SIFC), have alleged that defendants, the SIFC and its high-level administrators, selectively enforced Puerto Rico’s merit principle against them. This “selective enforcement” is said to be in violation of the

820 F.Supp.2d 289 (2011) Adela JOUBERT-VAZQUEZ, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Zoime ALVAREZ-RUBIO, et al., Defendants. Civil No. 11-1194 (SEC). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. October 24, 2011. *292 Jorge Martinez-Luciano, M.L. & R.E. Law Firm, San Juan, PR, for Plaintiffs. Angel E. Rotger-Sabat, Ivonne Cruz-Ser

OPINION & ORDER SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, Senior District Judge. After launching a collateral attack on the Court’s determination that the Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund had failed to carry the burden of proof as to its Eleventh Amendment contentions, defendants filed a “Motion Requesting Stay of Pro*571ceedings Pending Appeal.” Docket # 93.

OPINION and ORDER SALVADOR E. CASELLAS, Senior District Judge. Before the Court are defendants’ motion requesting abstention (Docket # 20), plaintiffs’ opposition thereto (Docket # 22), defendants’ reply (Docket # 31), and plaintiffs’ sur-reply (Docket # 39). For the reasons discussed below, defendants’ motion is DENIED. Factual and Procedural Background According t

683 F.Supp.2d 177 (2010) Dalix M. JIMENEZ-GONZALEZ, et al., Plaintiff(s) v. Zoime ALVAREZ-RUBIO, et al., Defendant(s). Civil No. 09-1656 (JAG). United States District Court, D. Puerto Rico. February 8, 2010. *179 Eduardo A. Vera-Ramirez, Eileen Landron-Guardiola, Luis A. Rodriguez-Munoz, Landron & Vera LLP, Guaynabo, PR, for

MARCUS, Circuit Judge: In October 2015, Max Jeri arrived at Miami International Airport'-on a flight from Lima, Peru, carrying 7.95 kilograms of cocaine secreted in various items in his luggage including jackets, notebooks, purses, and pillows. Jeri was charged, tried by a jury, and convicted of importing a controlled substance and of possessing a controlled substance with the i

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This opinion is subject to administrative correction before final disposition. Before KISOR, KIRKBY, and de GROOT Appellate Military Judges _________________________ UNITED STATES Appellee v. James H. BASS Gunnery Sergeant (E-7), U.S. Marine Corps

18-2309-cr United States v. Peeples In the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit AUGUST TERM 2019 No. 18-2309-cr UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. JOSEPH W. PEEPLES, III,

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 22-50069 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. 3:19-cr-04034- TWR-1 JOSE PABLO JIMENEZ-CHAIDEZ, Defendant-Appellant. OPINION Appeal from the United States District Cou

United States Court of Appeals For the First Circuit No. 18-1039 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Appellee, v. DAVID WRIGHT, Defendant, Appellant. APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS [Hon. William G. Young, U.S. District Judge]

Andrew S. Hanen, United States District Court Judge Omar Hernandez Lozano ("Hernandez Lozano") and Juan Gabriel Ruiz-Baena ("Ruiz-Baena") are charged with illegal reentry into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(b)(1) and § 1326(a) respectively. They seek to have their indictments dismissed because the

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 07-99008 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. CR-02-00220-DT-1 IOURI MIKHEL, Defendant-Appellant. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 07-99009 Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. v. C

Andrew S. Hanen, United States District Judge *708Juan Angel Porras-Avila ("Porras-Avila" or "Defendant") is charged with illegal reentry into the United States in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1326(a) and (b)(1). He seeks to have his indictment dismissed bec

Case: 19-20157 Document: 00515580734 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/28/2020 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 19-20157

Case: 24-50533 Document: 107-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 10/24/2025 United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit ____________ FILED October 24, 2025

FOR PUBLICATION UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 23-972 D.C. No. Plaintiff - Appellee, 2:20-cr-00326- JFW-4 v. SHEN ZHEN NEW WORLD I, LLC, OPINION Defendant - Appellant. Appeal from the United State

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER SPATT, District Judge. This is a suppression hearing. The attorney for the defendant Heriberto Martinez (the “defendant” or “Martinez”) moved to suppress the statements made by the defendant to law enforcement officers in four separate jurisdictions. The statements were made in separate interrogations by (1) the New York City Police Department — two sets of stateme

PER CURIAM: Tomas Puga-Yanez (“Puga-Yanez”) appeals his sentence. Puga-Yanez contends that the district court committed reversible error by applying a sixteen-level sentencing enhancement based on his prior conviction of child molestation. For the *319 reasons that follow, we AFFIRM Puga-Yanez’s sen

OPINION WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge: Defendant-Appellant John Doe 1 appeals his conviction, following a jury trial, of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, and possession of cocaine with the inte