Fuentes v. Dept. of HHS ( 1997 )

[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
[NOT FOR PUBLICATION]
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
No. 97-1560
JOSE R. FUENTES,
Plaintiff, Appellant,
v.
UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE,
Defendant, Appellee.
APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO
[Hon. Salvador E. Casellas, U.S. District Judge]
Before
Selya, Circuit Judge,
Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge,
and Lynch, Circuit Judge.
Ferdinand Vargas, on brief for appellant.
Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Fidel A.
Sevillano Del-R o, Assistant United States Attorney, on brief for
appellee.
December 10, 1997
Per Curiam. The plaintiff in this case, who is a
Per Curiam.
former employee of the United States Postal Service, seeks
reinstatement and various other kinds of relief from the
defendant. We have carefully read the parties' briefs, evaluated
their legal arguments, and studied the papers in the case. We
conclude, on whole-record review, that this is a suitable case in
which to act upon our long-held belief that "when a lower court
produces a comprehensive, well-reasoned decision, an appellate
court should refrain from writing at length to no other end than
to hear its own words resonate." Lawton v. State Mut. Life
Assur. Co. of Am., 101 F.3d 218, 220 (1st Cir. 1996); accord In
re San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litig., 989 F.2d 36, 38 (1st
Cir. 1993). Hence, we affirm the judgment for substantially the
reasons set forth in the lower court's thoughtful opinion. See
Fuentes v. United States Postal Serv., No. 92-1658 (SEC), slip
op. (D.P.R. Jan. 23, 1997 (unpublished). We need go no further.
The judgment below is summarily affirmed. See 1st Cir. R. 27.1.
Affirmed.
Affirmed.
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