Legal Opinion
Obert v. Republic Western Insurance
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 18, 2005No. 04-1525, 04-1587PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOUDIN, Chief Judge.
This is a set of consolidated appeals by five lawyers and two law firms from orders of the district court revoking the pro hac vice status of two of the lawyers and making adverse findings yet to be described, with sanctions, based on violations of pertinent ethical rules and other constraints on attorney practice. Pertinent litigation dates back to 1987 but the principal events underlying this appeal are discussed in greatest detail in three decisions in this case. 1
We begin with a skeleton outline of the events. In 1987, Joseph Fratus and others brought a diversity suit…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Liteky v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Juan E. Cruz v. Robert Savage, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- United States v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Young v. City of Providence Ex Rel. NapolitanoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
- Sheppard v. River Valley Fitness One, L.P.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2005
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- Candelario-Del-Moral v. UBS Financial Services IncorpoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
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