Legal Opinion

Alstom Caribe, Inc. v. Geo. P. Reintjes Co.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided April 18, 2007No. 06-2386PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SELYA, Senior Circuit Judge.

We are confronted with a procedural motley, in which a district judge took a short-cut that resulted in the issuance of an inherently self-contradictory order. That order (together with an implementing order issued the same day) commanded the deposit of certain funds into the registry of the district court; denied intervention by a corporation that claimed a right to the funds; transferred the funds — but not the case — to a different court in a different circuit; and, finally, entered a judgment of dismissal.

A party to the case had expected to receive the funds in…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Christianson v. Colt Industries Operating Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1988
  2. Catlin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
  3. Mangual v. Rotger-SabatCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
  4. Young v. GordonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2003
  5. In Re Thinking MacHines Corporation, Debtor. Thinking MacHines Corporation v. Mellon Financial Services Corporation 1Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1995

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3Cited by57 opinions

  1. Cabán Hernández v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2007
  2. Negrón-Almeda v. SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2008
  3. Gravatt v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2011
  4. McKenna v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2012
  5. Caribbean Mgmt. Group, Inc. v. Erikon, LLCCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2020

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