• U.S. v. Michael DiMassa

    Publication Date: 2024-10-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Conor M. Reardon, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Raymond F. Miller, Assistant United States Attorney, for Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew P. Giering, Lillian Odongo, Assistant Federal Defenders, on the brief, Tracy Hayes, Assistant Federal Defender, for Terence S. Ward, Federal Defender, District of Connecticut, Hartford, CT.

    Case Number: 23-6344-cr

    Sentence of 96 Months' Imprisonment for Wire Fraud Is Substantively Reasonable

  • U.S. v. Rivera

    Publication Date: 2024-08-29
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Mathew Andrews, Danielle Renee Sassoon, Thomas John Wright, Alison Moe, on the brief, Andrew K. Chan, 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: Anna Margaret Skotko, Skotko Law PLLC, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 22-2081

    Plea Agreement's Breach Not 'Plain' Error Warranting Resentencing

  • Gilead Cmty. Servs. Inc. v. Town of Cromwell

    Publication Date: 2024-08-20
    Practice Area: Damages
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Yiyang Wu, Valerie Comenencia Ortiz, Gemma Donofrio, on the brief, Tara K. Ramchandani, Relman Colfax PLLC, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Thomas R. Gerarde, Howd & Ludorf, LLC, Hartford, CT.

    Case Number: 22-1209

    Punitive Damages Award Against Town Is Unconstitutionally Excessive, Violates Due Process

  • Emilee Carpenter LLC v. James

    Publication Date: 2024-07-22
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: John J. Bursch, Jonathan A. Scruggs, Jacob P. Warner, on the brief, Bryan D. Neihart, Alliance Defending Freedom, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Raymond J. Dague, Dague & Martin, P.C., Syracuse, NY. For LetitiaJames, Attorney General, State of New York, Albany, NY, for Defendants-Appellees Letitia James and Maria L. Imperial: Barbara D. Underwood, Alexandria Twinem, on the brief, Jeffrey W. Lang. For Defendant-Appellee Weeden Wetmore: M. Hyder Hussain, County of Chemung Department of Law, Elmira, NY.

    Case Number: 22-75

    Public Accommodation Laws' Breach of First Amendment Speech, Religion Rights Not Shown