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· 4/8/2013

Lillian Rivera v. Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island

Citations

  • 70 A.3d 905
  • 2013 R.I. LEXIS 47
  • 2013 WL 1397160

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • determining that notices may be deemed “sent” on the date of postmark when applying statutory deadlines
  • determining that notices may be deemed “sent” on the date of postmark when applying statutory deadlines
  • stating legality of sentence claims cannot be waived, where reviewing court has proper jurisdiction
  • applying the doctrine of equitable tolling and noting the “unusual” nature of the case
  • “[W]e are not privileged to legislate, by inclusion, words which - 15 - are not found in the statute.”
  • “[W]e have noted that [w]here there is no ambiguity, we are not privileged to legislate, by inclusion, words which are not found in the statute.”

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Judges: Suttell, Goldberg, Flaherty, Robinson, Indeglia

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