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U.S. v. ROMERO-LÓPEZ

No. 10-1611.

661 F.3d 106 (2011)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. José ROMERO-LÓPEZ, Defendant, Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 16, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Juan F. Matos de Juan , for appellant.

Maritza González-Rivera , Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Chief, Appellate Division, and Thomas F. Klumper , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.

LYNCH, Chief Judge.

Attorney Jorge L. Armenteros-Chervoni was sanctioned by the district court, under its inherent powers, in the amount of $1,500 for failing to appear at the rescheduled sentencing hearing for his client, a criminal defendant. We affirm the issuance of the sanction, but reduce the amount.

The sentencing hearing was initially scheduled for 4:30 P.M. on Wednesday, May 12, 2010, but on the afternoon of Monday, May 10, the district court advanced...

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