• U.S. v. Sealed Defendant One

    Publication Date: 2022-09-27
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard J. Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee United States of America: Sam Adelsberg, Karl Metzner, on the brief, Andrew DeFilippis, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Sealed Defendant One: Jeffrey Chabrowe, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 21-118

    Sealed Sentencing by Videoconference Does Not Violate Rule 53 Ban on 'Broadcasting'

  • Ethridge v. Bell

    Publication Date: 2022-09-26
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: Jonathan I. Edelstein, Edelstein & Grossman, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Nikki Kowalski, Andrew W. Amend, on the brief, Margaret A. Cieprisz, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1685-pr

    Habeas Petitioner Is Entitled to Notice, Hearing Before Petition Dismissed Under 'Stone'

  • Martinez Roman v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2022-09-22
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Ryan Brewer, on the brief, Zoe Levine, for the Bronx Defenders, Bronx, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Brian M. Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division; Jonathan Robbins, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Sherease Pratt, Senior Litigation Counsel, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Office of Immigration Litigation, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals: John Harland Giammatteo, Lutheran Social Services of New York Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3476

    ICE Abused Discretion in Denying Continuance Where Testimony Would Fill Gaps in Record

  • Firemen's Fund Ins. Co. v. OneBeacon Ins. Co.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-21
    Practice Area: Insurance Litigation
    Industry: Insurance
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee Fireman's Fund Insurance Company: Steven C. Schwartz, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant OneBeacon Insurance Company: Mitchell S. King, Thomas M. Elcock, on the brief, Adam R. Doherty, Prince Lobel Tye LLP, Boston, MA.

    Case Number: 20-4282

    Allocation of Part of Settlement to Excess Policy Not Against Exhaustion Requirement

  • Romano v. Ulrich

    Publication Date: 2022-09-21
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Karen Murtagh, James Bogin, Michael Cassidy, on the brief, David Bentivegna, Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Jonathan D. Hitsous, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, N.Y.

    Case Number: 21-1303-pr

    Inmate's Transfer From DOCCS Custody Is 'Dead End' Rendering Remedy Unavailable

  • Zachman v. Hudson Valley Fed. Credit Union

    Publication Date: 2022-09-20
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Financial Services and Banking
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Rosemary S. Pooler
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee Nicole Zachman: Sophia Goren Gold, Kaliel Gold PLLC, Washington, D.C. For Plaintiff-Appellee Nicole Zachman: on the brief, Sue J. Nam, Reese LLP, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union: Brian S. Gitnik, Keith L. Gibson, on the brief, James R. Branit, Litchfield Cavo LLP, New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 21-999-cv

    Court Erred in Inquiry Notice Analysis Without Review of Screenshots of Web-Based Contract

  • Hyland v. Navient Corp.

    Publication Date: 2022-09-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Creditors' and Debtors' Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Raymond J. Lohier, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees Kathryn Hyland, Melissa Garcia, Jessica Saint-Paul, Rebecca Spitler-Lawson, Michelle Means, Elizabeth Kaplan, Jennifer Guth, Megan Nocerino, Elizabeth Taylor, and Anthony Church, each individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated: Faith E. Gay, Yelena Konanova, David A. Coon, Max Siegel, on the brief, Caitlin J. Halligan, Selendy & Gay PLLC, New York, NY; Mark Richard, Phillips, Richard & Rind, P.A., Miami, FL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Navient Corporation, Navient Solutions, LLC: Ashley M. Simonsen, Covington & Burling LLP, Los Angeles, CA; Andrew A. Ruffino, Covington & Burling LLP, New York, NY. For Objector-Appellant William Yeatman: Anna St. John, Hamilton Lincoln Law Institute, Center for Class Action Fairness, Washington, DC. For Objector-Appellant Richard Estle Carson, III: Eric Alan Isaacson, Law Office of Eric Alan Isaacson, La Jolla, CA.

    Case Number: 20-3765-cv

    Fair Settlement's Cy Pres Award Aids Class Member Navigation of Loan Forgiveness Program

  • Town of Southold v. Wheeler

    Publication Date: 2022-09-12
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Intervenor-Appellant: Scott Kreppein, Devitt Spellman Barrett, LLP, Smithtown, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, and Anisha S. Dasgupta, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Eric Del Pozo, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Varuni Nelson and Matthew Silverman, Assistant United States Attorneys, on the brief, Sean P. Greene-Delgado, Assistant United States Attorney, for Mark J. Lesko, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, New York, NY. For Defendant-Intervenor-Appellee: Clare Kindall, Solicitor General, on the brief, Robert D. Snook, Assistant Attorney General, for William Tong, Attorney General of the State of Connecticut, Hartford, CT. For Amici Curiae: Linda L. Morkan, Robinson & Cole LLP, Hartford, CT, for The Connecticut Port Authority, Connecticut Marine Trades Association, Connecticut Maritime Coalition, Cross Sound Ferry Services, Inc., Electric Boat Corporation, Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of Governments, Connecticut Metropolitan Council of Governments, New Haven Port Authority, Southeastern Connecticut Council of Governments, South Central Regional Council of Governments, Western Connecticut Council of Governments, as amici curiae in support of Defendants-Appellees.

    Case Number: 20-3188

    EPA's Designation of Long Island Sound Site for Dredge Spoils Satisfies CZMA

  • U.S. v. Green

    Publication Date: 2022-09-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert D. Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Sean C. Eldridge, Assistant United States Attorney, for James P. Kennedy, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Rochester, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Charles Green: William Easton, Easton Thompson Kasperek Shiffrin LLP, Rochester, N.Y. For Defendant-Appellant Alexander Green: Jeffrey Einhorn, on the brief, Jeffrey Lichtman, Law Offices of Jeffrey Lichtman, New York, N.Y.

    Case Number: 19-997

    Other Plausible Considerations Motivated Congress's Scheduling of Marijuana Under CSA

  • U.S. v. Orena

    Publication Date: 2022-09-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: David C. James, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Devon Lash, Assistant United States Attorney, for Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: David I. Schoen, Attorney at Law, Montgomery, AL.

    Case Number: 21-2747

    'New Evidence' Properly Denied Review in Denial of Bid for Compassionate Release