• Havens v. James

    Publication Date: 2023-08-17
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John T. Refermat, Refermat Hurwitz Daniel PLLC, Rochester, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Letitia A. James: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Victor Paladino, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, on the brief, Dustin J. Brockner, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia A. James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY. For Defendant-Appellee City of Rochester: Spencer L. Ash for Timothy R. Curtin, Corporation Counsel of the City of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

    Case Number: 20-664-cv

    Plaintiff, Who Was Not a Named Party to Injunction, Is Not Bound by That Injunction

  • D'Addario v. D'Addario

    Publication Date: 2023-07-31
    Practice Area: Family Law | Securities Litigation | Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Edward C. Taiman, Jr., Sabia Taiman LLC, Hartford, CT, F. Dean Armstrong, Armstrong Law Firm PC, Frankfort, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Gregory S. Garvey and Red Knot Acquisitions, LLC: Brian Spears, Spears Manning & Martini LLC, Southport, CT. For Defendants-Appellees David D'Addario, Mary Lou D'Addario Kennedy, Silver Knot, LLC, and Nicholas Vitti: Tony Miodonka, Benjamin M. Arrow, Finn Dixon & Herling LLP, Stamford, CT.

    Case Number: 21-2105

    Claims of Probate Estate's Looting by Brother Executor Not Barred by RICO Amendment

  • Hunter v. McMahon

    Publication Date: 2023-07-27
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Dominique Hunter, pro se, Niagara Falls, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Cheryl McMahon; CPS Employees; Niagara County Clerk Employees (Names Unknown); Lawrence Lindsay, Court Assigned Counsel; Municipal Niagara County; and Child Protective Services of Niagara County: Brian P. Crosby, Gibson, McAskill & Crosby, LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Judges Thomas DiMillo and Kathleen Wojtaszek-Gariano: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Victor Paladino, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, Sarah L. Rosenbluth, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY.

    Case Number: 21-1473

    Rooker-Feldman Doctrine Inapplicable When Appeal Is Pending in State Court

  • Garcia v. Heath

    Publication Date: 2023-07-21
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Eric Peter Stephens, Jones Day, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Ester Murdukhayeva, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Mark S. Grube, Assistant Solicitor General, for Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-367

    Issue Exists if Inmate's Grievance Over Fire Consolidated, Exhausted

  • U.S. v. Strange

    Publication Date: 2023-04-21
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: James Matthew Branden, Law Office of James M. Branden, Staten Island, NY.
    for defendant: Christopher Schmeisser, Robert S. Ruff, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.

    Case Number: 21-2923

    Fraudulent Letters Urging Probation Are Valid Basis for Obstruction Sentence Enhancement

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  • Garcia v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2023-04-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Bibiana C. Andrade, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Greg D. Mack, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Colin J. Tucker, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 20-1641

    'Castro-Tum' Reasonably Expressed Regulations on Closure, Is Entitled to Deference

  • Slattery v. Hochul

    Publication Date: 2023-03-06
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Mary Catherine Hodes, Thomas More Society, Chicago, IL, Timothy Belz, J. Matthew Belz, Clayton Plaza Law Group, St. Louis, MO, on the brief, Stephen M. Crampton, Thomas More Society, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Letitia James, Attorney General of the State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees: Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Andrea Oser, Deputy Solicitor General, on the brief, Frederick A. Brodie, Assistant Solicitor General. For Amicus Curiae American Atheists: Geoffrey T. Blackwell, American Atheists, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae New York Civil Liberties Union: Gabriella Larios, Katharine Es Bodde, Allison S. Bohm, Robert Hodgson, Molly K. Biklen, New York Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Catholics for Choice, Central Conference of American Rabbis, Covenant Network of Presbyterians, Disciples Center for Public Witness, Disciples for Choice, Disciples Justice Action Network, Equal Partners in Faith, Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Hindu American Foundation, Men of Reform Judaism, Methodist Federation for Social Action, Muslim Advocates, Muslim Public Affairs Council, National Council of Jewish Women, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, Union for Reform Judaism, Unitarian Universalist Association, and Women of Reform Judaism: Richard B. Katskee, Alex J. Luchenitser, Adrianne M. Spoto, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-911

    Pregnancy Center Shows NYLL §203-e Burdens Its Right to Freedom of Expressive Association

  • Friend v. Gasparino

    Publication Date: 2023-03-03
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Michael Friend: Elana Bildner, on the brief, Dan Barrett, ACLU Foundation of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee Richard Gasparino: David C. Yale, on the brief, Elliot B. Spector, Hassett & George, PC, Simsbury, CT. For Defendant-Appellee City of Stamford: Barbara L. Coughlan, Assistant Corporation Counsel, City of Stamford, Stamford, CT.

    Case Number: 20-3644

    Police Lacked Probable Cause to Arrest Man Over Sign at Distracted Driver Enforcement

  • McKinney v. City of Middletown

    Publication Date: 2022-09-30
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Steven J. Menashi
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Noam Biale, Heather Yu Han, on the brief, Alexandra Elenowitz-Hess, Sher Tremonte LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Beatrice S. Jordan, on the brief, Thomas R. Gerarde, Howd & Ludorf, LLC, Hartford, CT.

    Case Number: 19-1765-cv

    Officers Could Disagree Whether Use of Baton, Dog, Taser to Subdue Prisoner Was Lawful