Legal Opinion

Melvyn Grimard v. Nancy Carlston

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided January 13, 1978No. 77-1464PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of a request for a preliminary injunction in a civil rights action. The core of the complaint is that defendants’ actions have delayed plaintiff’s graduation from nursing school.

Plaintiff apparently does not allege abuse of discretion by the lower court, but seems to urge us to find that the district court erred as a matter of law in denying the injunction. It is appropriate to note at the outset that plaintiff’s failure to comply with the requirements regarding appellate briefs creates this uncertainty as to the precise basis of his…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Dr. Joy HOCHSTADT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WORCESTER FOUNDATION FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1976
  3. Automatic Radio Mfg. Co., Inc. v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1968
  4. Colonial Realty Investment Co. v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1975
  5. Ong v. ToveyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977

3Cited by35 opinions

  1. S. J. Stile Associates Ltd. v. SnyderCourt of Customs and Patent Appeals · 1981
  2. Auburn News Company, Inc. v. Providence Journal CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1981
  3. Women's Community Health Center, Inc. v. CohenDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1979
  4. Marjorie Marie Valedon Martinez v. Hospital Presbiteriano De La Comunidad, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
  5. Angel Manuel Cintron Garcia v. Carlos Romero Barcelo, Etc., Partido Popular DemocraticoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982

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