Legal Opinion

Gloria Theriault v. David E. Smith

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided September 30, 1975No. 75-1221PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal, certified on May 23, 1975, by the district court under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b) (1970). At issue is the district court’s order of May 6, 1975, vacating a consent decree to which defendant had agreed on July 29, 1974. 1

In an opinion dated July 30, 1975, we denied plaintiff’s motion for a stay pending appeal. Theriault v. Smith, 519 F.2d 809 (1st Cir. 1975). To decide the stay motion, we analyzed the merits in some detail so as to be able to evaluate plaintiffs’ likelihood of prevailing. Careful consideration of plaintiffs’ arguments on appeal…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. System Federation No. 91 v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Robert James Lubben v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 27Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
  4. Burns v. AlcalaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Carver v. HookerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Jane Fortin, Etc. v. Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public WelfareCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
  2. New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  3. Stephen Todd Booker v. Richard L. DuggerCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Travelers Indemnity Co. v. SarkisianCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
  5. The Coalition of Black Leadership, Etc. v. Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Etc., Providence Lodge No. 3, Fraternal Order of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978

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