Legal Opinion
Puerto Rico American Insurance v. Rivera-Vázquez
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 5, 2010No. 08-2012, 08-2274PublishedCited by 119 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The defendants, Rafael Rivera-Vázquez (Rivera) and Isabel Hurtado, husband and wife, appeal from (i) the entry of summary judgment against them, (ii) the denial of their cross-motion for summary judgment, and (iii) the denial of a discovery-related motion. 1 In the final analysis, the appeals turn on the proper handling of cross-motions for summary judgment. Concluding, as we do, that the district court abused its discretion by applying materially different procedural requirements to the two motions, we wipe the slate clean. On unrelated grounds, we vacate the…
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