This column reports on several recent and significant representative decisions by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge I. Leo Glasser denied a prisoner’s application for compassionate release based on concerns regarding COVID exposure. Judge Kiyo Matsumoto denied plaintiffs’ motion to vacate a judgment against them, dismissing their claims under the Anti-Terrorism Act against a bank that provided financial services to alleged affiliates of Hamas. And Judge William F. Kuntz, II, on an appeal from the bankruptcy court, reversed a decision permitting the debtor to amend her complaint because the amendment would prejudice the appellant/creditor.

Compassionate Release Denied

In United States v. Lewis, 14 CR 0523 (EDNY, April 22, 2022), Judge Glasser denied a prisoner’s application for compassionate release under the First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. §3582.

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