• Stankiewicz v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2024-06-10
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner: Thomas V. Massucci, Law Office of Thomas V. Massucci, New York, NY, on the brief, Joshua E. Bardavid, Bardavid Law, P.C., New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent: Craig A. Newell, Jr. Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Alexander J. Lutz, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, for Brian M. Boynton, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-6265

    Conviction Under State's Drugs Distribution Law Was Not 'Aggravated Felony' for Removal

  • Cedeno v. Sasson

    Publication Date: 2024-05-09
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Beth Robinson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellee: Rachana A. Pathak, Douglas D. Geyser, John Stokes, Tillman J. Breckenridge, on the brief: Peter K. Stris, Stris & Maher LLP, Los Angeles, CA and Washington, D.C. As Amicus Curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellee: Seema Nanda, G. William Scott, Jeffrey M. Hahn, on the brief, Alyssa C. George, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of the Solicitor, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Argent Trust Co.: Lars C. Golumbic, Michael J. Prame, Paul J. Rinefierd, on the brief, Sarah M. Adams, Groom Law Group, Chartered, Washington, D.C. For Defendants-Appellants Ryan Sasson, Daniel Blumkin, Ian Behar, Duke Enterprises LLC, Twist Financial LLC, Blaise Investments LLC, and Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC: Jeremy P. Blumenfeld, Margaret M. McDowell, Jared R. Killeen, Antonia M. Moran, Michael E. Kenneally, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, D.C. Jennifer B. Dickey, U.S. Chamber Litigation Center, Washington, D.C., Andrew J. Pincus, Archis A. Parasharami, Daniel E. Jones, Erica A. White, Nancy G. Ross, Jed W. Glickstein, Washington, D.C. and Chicago, IL. For Amici Curiae the ESOP Association and the American Benefits Council in support of Defendants-Appellants: Mark D. Taticchi, Elizabeth M. Casey, Richard J. Pearl, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Philadelphia, PA and Chicago, IL.

    Case Number: 21-2891-cv

    Arbitration Clause Unenforceable; Would Prevent Pursuit of Plan-Wide Remedies Under ERISA