RODRÍGUEZ-MACHADO v. SHINSEKI

No. 12-1430.

700 F.3d 48 (2012)

Laura RODRÍGUEZ-MACHADO, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Eric K. SHINSEKI, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

November 21, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elaine Rodríguez-Frank on brief for appellant.

Nelson Pérez-Sosa , Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Appellate Division, and Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez , United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.

Before TORRUELLA, LIPEZ, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

This case provides an important reminder to lawyers and litigants alike: substantial "noncompliance" with important "appellate rules, in and of itself, constitutes sufficient cause to dismiss [an] appeal." Reyes-García v. Rodríguez & Del Valle, Inc., 82 F.3d 11, 14-15 (1st Cir. 1996).

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