Case Digests

Tru-Art Sign Co., Inc. v. Local 137 Sheet Metal Workers International Assoc., 15-3415-cv

Publication Date: 2017-04-05
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker and Cabranes, C.JJ., and Berman, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Netanel Newberger, on the brief, Joseph M. Labuda, Milman Labuda Law Group PLLC, Lake Success, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Nathaniel K. Charny, Charny & Associates, Rhinebeck, NY.
Case Number: 15-3415-cv

Motion for Prejudgment Interest, Grounded On Aug. 27, 2013, Judgment Is Un

Carlin v. Davidson Fink, 15-3105-cv

Publication Date: 2017-04-03
Practice Area: Creditors
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Pooler, Parker, and Livingston, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Tiffany N. Hardy, on the brief, Daniel A. Edelman, Edelman, Combs, Latturner & Goodwin, LLC, Chicago, IL.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Matthew J. Bizzaro, L'Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP, Garden City, NY, on the brief, Andrew M. Burns, Davidson Fink LLP, Rochester, NY.
Case Number: 15-3105-cv

Second Circuit Clarifies Trigger for Revealing Debt A

Minda v. USA, 15-3964

Publication Date: 2017-03-30
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Livingston, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Gary Minda: Kathleen Pakenham, Cooley LLP, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee United States of America: Jonathan S. Cohen, on the brief, Jennifer M. Rubin, for David A. Hubbert, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., and Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
Case Number: 15-3964

Taxpayer Is Entitled to $1,000 for 'Each Act' Of Disclosure, Not for Each Item Dis

Anonymous v. Omnicom Group, 16-748

Publication Date: 2017-03-29
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Robert A. Katzmann, Ch.J., Debra Ann Livingston, C.J., and Margo K. Brodie, D.J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Matthew Christiansen: Susan Chana Lask, Law Offices of Susan Chana Lask, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Omnicom Group Incorporated, DDB Worldwide Communications Group Incorporated, Peter Hempel, and Chris Brown: Shira Franco and Judith Kong, on the brief, Howard J. Rubin, Davis & Gilbert LLP, New York, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Joe Cianciotto: Rick Ostrove, Leeds Brown Law, P.C., Carle Place, NY. For Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: P. David Lopez, General Counsel; Jennifer S. Goldstein, Associate General Counsel; and Margo Pave, Assistant General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Barbara L. Sloan, Attorney, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of General Counsel, Washington, D.C. For Amici Curiae American Civil Liberties Union; New York Civil Liberties Union; 9to5, National Association of Working Women; A Better Balance; American Association of University Women; California Women's Law Center; Coalition of Labor Union Women; Equal Rights Advocates; Gender Justice; Legal Momentum; Legal Voice; National Association of Women Lawyers; National Partnership for Women and Families; National Women's Law Center; Southwest Women's Law Center; Women Employed; Women's Law Center of Maryland; Women's Law Project, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Lenora M. Lapidus, Gillian L. Thomas, Ria Tabacco Mar, and Leslie Cooper, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY; Erin Beth Harrist, Robert Hodgson and Christopher Dunn, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae 128 Members of Congress, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Peter T. Barbur, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae National Center for Lesbian Rights, in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Shannon P. Minter and Christopher F. Stoll, National Center for Lesbian Rights, San Francisco, CA. For Amicus Curiae Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Michael D.B. Kavey, Brooklyn, NY; Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, NY; Gregory R. Nevins, Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., Atlanta, GA.
Case Number: 16-748

Discrimination Claim Based on Gender Stereotypes Is R

Antonio Paul Marin-Marin, Petitioner v. Jefferson B. Sessions III, United States Attorney General, Respondent, 15-2074

Publication Date: 2017-03-29
Practice Area: Immigration Law
Industry: Federal Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Hall, Livingston, C.JJ., Garaufis,* D.J.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: James A. Welcome, Waterbury, CT.
for defendant: For Respondent: Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Melissa Neiman-Kelting, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Jessica A. Dawgert, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 15-2074

Because Removal Is Not Punitive, Neither Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause Nor Eighth Amendment's Prohibition Against Cruel, Unusual Punishment Require Consideration and Balancing of the Proporti

Jacoby & Meyers v. Presiding Justices of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Departments, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 15-2608

Publication Date: 2017-03-28
Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Law Firm Marketing and Business Development
Industry: State and Local Government
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Lynch and Carney, C.JJ., and Hellerstein, D.J.**
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellants: Douglas Gregory Blankinship, Finkelstein, Blankinship, Frei-Pearson & Garber, LLP, White Plains, New York.
for defendant: For Appellees: 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, New York.
Case Number: 15-2608

USA v. Bodouva, 16-3937

Publication Date: 2017-03-28
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Pooler and Lynch, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York: Michael Ferrara, on the brief, Dina McLeod, Assistant United States Attorneys, New York, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Steven F. Molo, Jessica Ortiz, and Justin Ellis, on the brief, Michael Gregory Pattillo, Jr., MoloLamken LLP, New York, NY and Washington, DC.
Case Number: 16-3937

District Court Lacked Discretion to Reduce Forfeiture Order by Amount of Resti

USA v. Schaffer, 15-2516-cr,

Publication Date: 2017-03-28
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Cabranes, C.JJ, and Berman, J.*
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Amy Busa, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Peter W. Baldwin, Assistant United States Attorney, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Allegra Glashausser, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.
Case Number: 15-2516-cr

FRE 413 Mitigates Prejudice From Admission Of Propensity Evidence in Sexual Assault

Stevens v. Rite Aid, 15-277

Publication Date: 2017-03-23
Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Employment Litigation | Civil Rights
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Newman, Lynch, and Droney, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant-Cross-Appellee Rite Aid Corporation: John C. Sullivan, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Dallas, TX, Michelle Seldin Silverman, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Princeton, NJ, on the brief, Allyson N. Ho, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Dallas, TX.
for defendant: For Appellee-Cross-Appellant Christopher Stevens: Daniel B. Berman, Robert C. Whitaker, Robert J. Thorpe, Hancock Estabrook, LLP, Syracuse, NY, on the brief, Janet D. Callahan, Hancock Estabrook, LLP, Syracuse, NY.
Case Number: 15-277(L),

Cite as: Stevens v Aid, 15-277, NYLJ 1202781798377, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 21, 2017)CASE NAMEChristopher Stevens, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v

Gil v. Sessions, 15-3134-ag

Publication Date: 2017-03-23
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Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Judge: Before: Walker, Hall, and Chin, C.JJ.
Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Joshua E. Bardavid, New York, New York.
for defendant: For Respondent: Lisa M. Damiano, Trial Attorney, Terri J. Scadron, Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, Benjamin C. Mizer, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
Case Number: 15-3134-ag

Cite as: Gil v. Se , 15-3134-ag, NYLJ 1202781793289, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 17, 2017) CASENAME July Rafael Bueno Gil, Petitioner v. Jefferson B. Se