Case Digests

Federal Housing Finance Agency v. Nomura Holding America, 15-1872-cv

Publication Date: 2017-10-02
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Securities Litigation | Litigators
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Philippe Z. Selendy, Adam M. Abensohn, William B. Adams, Andrew R. Dunlap, Yelena Konanova, on the brief, Kathleen M. Sullivan, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants Nomura Holding America, Inc., Nomura Asset Acceptance Corporation, Nomura Home Equity Loan, Inc., Nomura Credit & Capital, Inc., Nomura Securities International, Inc., David Findlay, John McCarthy, John P. Graham, Nathan Gorin, and N. Dante LaRocca: Amanda F. Davidoff, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Washington, D.C.; Bruce E. Clark, Steven L. Holley, Adam R. Brebner, Owen R. Wolfe, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, David B. Tulchin, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellant RBS Securities, Inc.: Thomas C. Rice, Andrew T. Frankel, Alan C. Turner, Craig S. Waldman, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY; Paul F. Rugani, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA; Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Kelsi Brown Corkran, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington, D.C., on the brief, E. Joshua Rosenkranz, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and The Clearing House Association LLC, in support of defendants-appellants: Michael J. Dell, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1872-cv(L)

Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Fed Suit Over Housing Crisis-Era Secu

Doe v. Hagenbeck, 15-1890-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-08
Practice Area: Personal Injury
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1890-cv

Incident-to-Service Rule Precluded Bivens Claim from Conduct at Military A

Jane Doe, Plaintiff-Appellee v. Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck, Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp, Defendants-Appellants, United States of America, Defendant, 15-1890-cv

Publication Date: 2017-09-01
Practice Area: Litigation | Civil Appeals
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Wesley, Livingston, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee for Jane Doe: Rebecca Ojserkis, Jonas Wang, Erin Baldwin, Kathryn Wynbrandt, Bethany Li, Michael J. Wishnie, Veteran Legal Services Clinic, Jerome M. Frank Legal Services Organization, Yale Law School, New Haven, CT.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants for Lt. Gen. Franklin Lee Hagenbeck and Brig. Gen. William E. Rapp.: Christopher Connolly, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Amici Curiae for Amici Curiae Federal Courts and Constitutional Law Professors, in support of Jane Doe.: Caitlin J. Halligan, Joel M. Cohen, Casey K. Lee, Kathryn M. Cherry, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae University Administrators, in support of Jane Doe.: Paul W. Hughes, Travis Crum, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Former Military Officers, in support of Jane Doe.: Penelope A. Preovolos, Ben Patterson, Morrison & Foerster LLP, San Francisco, CA. For Amici Curiae National Veterans Legal Services Program, Protect Our Defenders, Service Women's Action Network, in support of Jane Doe.: John D. Niles, James Anglin Flynn, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union, American Association of University Women, Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic at the City University of New York School of Law, Human Rights Watch, National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence, National Women's Law Center, in support of Jane Doe.: Sandra S. Park, Steven Watt, Lenora M. Lapidus, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-1890-cv

Former West Point Cadet's Sexual Assault Liability Suit Stymied by Second C

Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC, Petitioner v. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Basil Seggos, Acting Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, John Ferguson, Chief Permit Administrator, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Respondents, Stop the Pipeline, Catskill Mountainkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, Riverkeeper, Inc., Intervenors*, 16-1568

Publication Date: 2017-08-24
Practice Area: Environmental Law | Energy and Natural Resources
Industry: Energy
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Kearse, Wesley, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Saul Ewing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Elizabeth Utz Witmer, Saul Ewing, Wayne, Pennsylvania; Yvonne E. Hennessey, Barclay Damon, Albany, New York, on the brief, John F. Stoviak, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
for defendant: For Respondents: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrew B. Ayers, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Frederick A. Brodie, Assistant Solicitor General, Lisa M. Burianek, Deputy Bureau Chief, Albany, New York, on the brief, Brian Lusignan, Assistant Attorney General, Albany, NY. For Intervenor Stop the Pipeline: Karl S. Coplan, Todd D. Ommen, Anne Marie Garti, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, New York, on the brief, Kara E. Paulsen**, White Plains, NY. For Intervenors Catskill Mountainkeeper, Inc., Sierra Club, and Riverkeeper, Inc.: Deborah Goldberg, Christine Ernst, Earthjustice, New York, New York, on the brief, Moneen Nasmith, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Manufacturers, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, Interstate Natural Gas Association of America, American Gas Association, American Petroleum Institute, American Chemistry Council, Natural Gas Supply Association, American Forest & Paper Association, and Process Gas Consumers Group, in support of Petitioner: Roger R. Martella, Jr., Ryan C. Morris, Tobias S. Loss-Eaton, Washington, D.C.; Linda E. Kelly, Quentin Riegel, Leland P. Frost, Manufacturers' Center For Legal Action, Washington, D.C.; Steven P. Lehotsky, Sheldon B. Gilbert, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C.; Kevin B. Belford, Michael L. Murray, Washington, D.C.; Leslie A. Hulse, Washington, D.C.; Dena E. Wiggins, Washington, D.C.; Andrea J. Chambers, Katie Leesman, Ballard Spahr, Washington, D.C., of counsel, filed a brief Sidley Austin, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae Natural Resources Defense Council, Water Defense, Waterkeeper Alliance, Earthworks, PennEnvironment, Peconic Baykeeper, and Chesapeake Bay Foundation, in support of Respondents: Albert K. Butzel, New York, New York, of counsel, filed a brief Kimberly Ong, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1568

Estate of Aldo Vera, Sr. v. The Republic of Cuba, 16-1227

Publication Date: 2017-08-16
Practice Area: International Law | Civil Appeals | Litigation
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Wesley, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee Aldo Vera, Jr.: Jeffrey E. Glen, Anderson Kill P.C., New York, NY, on the brief, Robert A. Swift, Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C., Philadelphia, PA.
for defendant: For Appellant Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.: Christopher D. Volpe, Matthew L. Nicholson, on the brief, Kenneth A. Caruso, White & Case LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Institute of International Bankers and European Banking Federation in Support of Appellant: John J. Clarke, Jr., Richard F. Hans, Kevin Walsh, DLA Piper LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Banking Law Committee of the New York City Bar Association in Support of Appellant: James L. Kerr, Margaret E. Tahyar, Michael S. Flynn, Alicia Llosa Chang, Caroline Stern, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1227

District Judge 'Erred Doubly,' Leading to Cuba Terror Re

Figueroa v. Foster, 16-1856-cv

Publication Date: 2017-08-02
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Pooler, and Wesley, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant: Jessica E. Harris, on the brief, James Reif, Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Andrew Rhys Davies, Assistant Solicitor General for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1856-cv

NLRA's Duty of Fair Representation Does Not Preempt New York State's Human Righ

Odeon Capital Group v. Ackerman, 16-1545-cv(L)

Publication Date: 2017-07-25
Practice Area: Litigation | Employment Litigation
Industry: Financial Services and Banking | Legal Services
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Pooler, and Wesley, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioners-Appellants-Cross-Appellees Odeon Capital Group LLC, Mathew Van Alstyne, and Evan Schwartzberg: Nikolas S. Komyati, on the brief, Mark D. Knoll, Bressler, Amery & Ross, P.C., New York, NY.
for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee-Cross-Appellant Bret Ackerman: Sean Mack, on the brief, Janie Byalik, Pashman Stein, Walder Hayden P.C., Hackensack, NJ.
Case Number: 16-1545-cv(L)

Bond Trader's Fees Found Recoverable by C

US v. Sheldon Silver, 16-1615-cr

Publication Date: 2017-07-17
Practice Area: White Collar Crime
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Cabranes, Wesley, C.JJ., and Sessions, J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Howard S. Master, James McDonald, Karl Metzner, on the brief, Andrew D. Goldstein, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellant: Robert K. Kry, Justin V. Shur, MoloLamken LLP, Joel Cohen, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, on the brief, Steven F. Molo, MoloLamken LLP, New York, NY.
Case Number: 16-1615-cr

Silver Corruption Conviction Overturned by Second C

Matuszak v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, 16-3034

Publication Date: 2017-07-11
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Wesley, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant: T. Keith Fogg, Federal Tax Clinic, Harvard Law School, Jamaica Plain, MA; Carlton M. Smith, New York, NY, on the brief, Jeffrey Zink, Federal Tax Clinic, Harvard Law School, Jamaica Plain, MA.
for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee: Diana L. Erbsen, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Gilbert S. Rothenberg, Francesca Ugolini, Attorneys, Tax Division, on the brief, Richard Caldarone, Attorney, Tax Division, for Caroline D. Ciraolo, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 16-3034

Untimely 'Innocent Spouse Relief' Petition's Dismissal Upheld; 90-Day Deadline Jurisdic

USA v. Khalil, 15-3819-cr

Publication Date: 2017-05-22
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Calabresi, Wesley, and Lohier, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Andrew H. Freifeld, Law Office of Andrew Freifeld, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Appellee: Emily Berger, Alexander A. Solomon, on the brief, Matthew J. Jacobs, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
Case Number: 15-3819-cr

Transportation of Alien Was Not Related to Act In Furtherance of His Unlawful Presence i