Know Your Panel
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:30 am Boston—John Joseph Moakley Courthouse
5 arguments · Panel: Montecalvo, Lynch, and Kayatta
Per the court’s argument calendar as of September 3, 2026. Panels and schedules can change—confirm with the clerk’s office.
Also on this date: 9:30 am, San Juan
5 of 5 cases decided · median 282 days from argument. The record of this sitting is complete.
The panel
This panel has sat together in 1 prior sitting in this site’s records, most recently May 2025.
Recent authored opinions
- US v. Pena de la Cruz (Sep 11, 2026) Vac’d
- de la Fuente Diaz v. Gonzalez Colon (Sep 1, 2026) Vac’d
- US v. Bourget (Aug 21, 2026) Aff’d
Recent arguments before this judge
- Richard Weed v. United States (audio, Sep 15)
- Olga Ximena Astudillo-Villanueva, et al. v. Todd Blanche (audio, Sep 15)
Sandra L. Lynch Senior Judge
Recent authored opinions
- Espinoza Benitez v. Blanche (Sep 1, 2026) Denied
- Fellers v. Kelley (Aug 26, 2026) Remanded
- Nicholls v. Veolia Water Contract Operations USA, Inc. (Aug 19, 2026) Rev’d
Recent arguments before this judge
- United States v. Robert Monteiro (audio, Sep 10)
- Codan Forsikring A/S v. Sean Bogus, et al. (audio, Sep 10)
William J. Kayatta, Jr. Senior Judge
Recent authored opinions
- SEC v. Gastauer (Aug 19, 2026) Aff’d
- LUMA Energy LLC v. Puerto Rico Dep't of Consumer Affairs (Aug 13, 2026) Dism’d
- North End Chamber of Commerce, Inc. v. City of Boston (Jul 30, 2026) Vac’d in part
Recent arguments before this judge
- United States v. Jayson Pastrana-Roman (audio, Sep 16)
- Kayo Felipe Costa Dondoni, et al. v. Todd Blanche (audio, Sep 16)
The docket—order of call
| Case | Docket | Audio | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States v. Seth M. Bourget Appellant: 15 min. Appellee: 15 min. | 23-1582 | Listen | Aug 21, 2026 Aff’d |
| Joseph Donovan v. Massachusetts Parole Board Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. | 23-1810 | Listen | Dec 23, 2025 Rev’d |
| United States v. Michael Francis Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. | 24-1386 | Listen | Mar 24, 2025 |
| Emigrant Residential LLC v. Linda S. Pinti Appellant: 10 min. Appellee: 10 min. | 24-1404 | Listen | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Wayne Orkin v. Lisa Sue Albert, et al. Appellant: 15 min. Appellees: 15 min. | 24-1532 24-1614 24-1734 |
Listen | Dec 11, 2025 Vac’d in part |