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: Appellate Law and PracticeCA1: affirmance for failure to follow local rules on summary judgment
By S. COTUS
Sanchez-Figueroa v. Banco Popular, No. 07-1013. This appeal of an ADA case seems to really be affirming summary judgment for failure to comply with Puerto Rico?s Local Rule 10(b) (translation of exhibits from Spanish to English); and having a counter-statement of facts that wasn?t concise.
The First seems says it isn?t opinion on the underlying issue, but the plaintiff seems to have suffered some kind of mental breakdown due to some interaction at the office.
However, based on whatever record does make it to summary judgment, the First says that the condition appeared temporary.
Full post as published by Appellate Law and Practice on May 27, 2008 (boomark / email).
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