DeCaire v. Mukasey

DeCaire v. Mukasey, 530 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 2008)

Court: Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · U.S. Courts of Appeals
Decided: March 11, 2008
Docket: No. 07-1539
Citations: 530 F.3d 12008 WL 642533

Cited by 85 12 descriptions by later courts Original from court

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How later courts describe this case

Explanatory parentheticals written by citing courts — 12 in all; the most informative distinct ones are shown.

(finding satisfactory temporal proximity where “[a]ll of the events described here took place within a period of about one year”)

Hakuzimana v. Ivory Sys., Inc., No. 1:24-cv-12672 (D. Mass. Mar. 31, 2026)
(using temporal proximity to find factual error in court's ultimate conclusion regarding causation)

Richard v. Reg'l Sch. Unit 57, 901 F.3d 52 (1st Cir. 2018)
("our law is that temporal proximity alone can suffice to meet the relatively light burden of establishing a prima facie case of retaliation")

Ortiz v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons, 290 F. Supp. 3d 96 (D.D.C. 2017)
(causation based on temporal proximity exists where alleged retaliation occurred a year after protected activity)

Cafarella v. Mass. Inst. of Tech., No. 1:23-cv-11032 (D. Mass. Nov. 2, 2023)
(lack of hostility prior to protected conduct supports inference of retaliatory animus)

Richard v. Reg'l Sch. Unit 57, 901 F.3d 52 (1st Cir. 2018)

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Rhoades v. Camden National Corp.575 F. Supp. 2d 260 (D. Me. 2008)
Bibiloni Del Valle v. Puerto Rico661 F. Supp. 2d 155 (D.P.R. 2009)
Acosta v. Harbor Holdings & Operations, Inc.674 F. Supp. 2d 351 (D.P.R. 2009)
Colon v. Mills646 F. Supp. 2d 224 (D.P.R. 2009)
Venable v. T-MOBILE USA, INC.603 F. Supp. 2d 211 (D. Me. 2009)
Tuli v. Brigham & Women's Hospital, Inc.566 F. Supp. 2d 32 (D. Mass. 2008)

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Jean Claude Hakuzimana v. Ivory Systems, Inc. and Bristol Myers SquibbNo. 1:24-cv-12672 (D. Mass. Mar. 31, 2026)
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Authorities cited 8

Depth	Case	Cited by
	Perez-Cordero v. Wal-Mart Puerto Rico, Inc., 656 F.3d 19 (1st Cir. 2011)	150
	Morales-Vallellanes v. Potter, 605 F.3d 27 (1st Cir. 2010)	129
	Collazo v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Mfg., Inc., 617 F.3d 39 (1st Cir. 2010)	113
	Lockridge v. the Univ. of Me. Sys., 597 F.3d 464 (1st Cir. 2010)	109
	Dennis v. Osram Sylvania, Inc., 549 F.3d 851 (1st Cir. 2008)	72
	Roman v. Potter, 604 F.3d 34 (1st Cir. 2010)	49
	United States v. Brown, 621 F.3d 48 (1st Cir. 2010)	26
	Philip v. Cronin, 537 F.3d 26 (1st Cir. 2008)	18

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