• Appellate Division, Second Department: November 8, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, Second Department, Hand Down & Supplemental Handdown
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Handdown List & Supplemental Handdown released on:November 6, 2024

  • Farhane v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-08
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan L. Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Naz Ahmad, Mudassar Toppa, Clear Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Alan E. Schoenfeld, Emily Barnet, Sandra Redivo, Trena M. Riley, Dylan Reichman, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, New York, NY; Thad Eagles, Jeremy W. Brinster, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Washington, DC; Asma S. Jaber, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, Boston, MA, on the brief, Ramzi Kassem.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Jun Xiang, Hagan Scotten, on the brief, Karl Metzner, for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Asian Americans Advancing Justice in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: John C. Yang, Niyati Shah, Marita Etcubañez, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, Washington, DC; Andrew Z. Michaelson, Mateo de la Torre, King & Spalding LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Andrew Wachtenheim, Nabilah Siddiquee, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Federal Public Defender's Office for the Western District of New York, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Connecticut, Office of the Federal Public Defender for the District of Vermont, and Office of the Public Defender for the Northern District of New York in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Joel B. Rudin, Matthew A. Wasserman, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York, NY; Richard D. Willstatter, New York State Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, NY; S. Isaac Wheeler, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Professors of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, and Immigration Law in Support of Petitioner-Appellant Abderrahmane Farhane: Alyssa Barnard-Yanni, Andrew D. Silverman, Daniel A. Rubens, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, New York, NY; Lauren A. Weber, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Seattle, WA.

    Case Number: 20-1666

    Lawyer Must Inform Naturalized Citizen of Risk of Deportation After Denaturalization

  • Tanvir v. Tanzin

    Publication Date: 2024-11-06
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard E. Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Naz Ahmad, CLEAR Project, Main Street Legal Services, Inc., City University of New York School of Law, Long Island City, NY; Shayana D. Kadidal, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY; Jennifer R. Cowan, Erol N. Gulay, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, on the brief, Baher Azmy, Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Ellen Blain, Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Sarah S. Normand, Assistant United States Attorneys for Damian Williams, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For Amici Curiae 26 Religious Organizations in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Adeel A. Mangi, Jacob I. Chefitz, Sean M. Lau, Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Christina A. Jump, Samira S. Elhosary, Constitutional Law Center for Muslims in America, Richardson, TX. For Amici Curiae Muslim Advocates, American-Arab Anti-Defamation Committee, American Muslim Bar Association, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Asian Law Caucus, Desis Rising Up & Moving, Muslim Bar Association of Chicago, and Project South in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Naomi Tsu, Reem Subei, Muslim Advocates, Washington, DC; Matthew E. Price, Jenner & Block LLP, Washington, DC; Ali I. Alsarraf, Adam M. Abdel-Mageed, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago, IL. For Amicus Curiae Institute for Justice in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Seth M. Young, Patrick M. Jaicomo, Anya Bidwell, Institute for Justice, Arlington, VA.

    Case Number: 23-733-cv

    Agents Entitled to Immunity in Rights Action Over Informants in Muslim Communities

  • Ernest R. v. Comm'r of Soc. Sec.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-04
    Practice Area: Attorney Compensation
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: Chief Judge Brenda K. Sannes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 5:22-CV-00912

    Attorney Is Awarded Fees Under 42 USC §406(b), Must Refund EAJA Award to Plaintiff

  • Empire Trust LLC v. Cellura

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Kenneth M. Karas
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Counsel for Empire Trust LLC and Bruce Houle: Douglas Richard Dollinger, Esq., Douglas R. Dollinger, P.C. and Associates, Middletown, NY.
    for defendant: Counsel for Michael F. Ghiselli and Bruce Houle: Barak Lurie, Esq., Lurie & Kramer, Los Angeles, CA. Counsel for ADMI Inc., SIR Inc., Baynon International Corp., and Michael F. Ghiselli: Lawrence Richard Lonergan, Esq., Annie Erin Causey, Esq., James Francis Woods, Esq., Woods Lonergan PLLC, New York, NY. Counsel for Defendants: Richard M. Scherer, Jr., Esq., Tessa Rae Scott, Esq., Lippes Mathias LLP, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 24-CV-859

    Attorney Is Disqualified as Conflicted for Representing Both Sides in Different Actions

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  • R.F. v. A.F.

    Publication Date: 2024-11-01
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, Westchester
    Judge: Justice James L. Hyer
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: (redacted)

    Court Denies Defendant's Motion, Also Holds Defendant in Contempt

  • Isaly v. Burke

    Publication Date: 2024-10-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: Supreme Court, New York
    Judge: Special Master Brian Krist
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff: Alan Lewis and Nicholas Tapert, of counsel, Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP of New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant Damian Garde: Jonathan Albano of the Bar of Massachusetts pro hac vice, and Andrew Buttaro, of counsel, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP of Boston, MA.

    Case Number: 160699/2018

    Motion For Fees Granted, Plaintiff Continued to Pursue Litigation Despite Dismissal

  • Accounting of Peter M. Hoffman

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Trusts and Estates
    Industry:
    Court: Surrogate's Court, Ulster
    Judge: Judge Sara W. McGinty
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for objectant/statutory party: Office of the New York Attorney General/Charities Bureau, Nathan Courtney, Esq., AAG.
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 86130/A

    Court Rejects Trustee's Commission Calculations, Orders Him to Pay Back Funds

  • Irmarfer US LLC v. C4 Live

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Contractual Disputes
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, U.S. - WDNY
    Judge: District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-CV-06235

    FRCP 55(b)(2) Default Judgment Denied; Own Performance of Contract Not Alleged

  • JPMorgan Chase Bank v. Carrasquillo

    Publication Date: 2024-10-23
    Practice Area: Landlord Tenant Law
    Industry:
    Court: Civil Court, Queens
    Judge: Judge Enedina Pilar Sanchez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Attorneys for Petitioner: Mccalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, New York, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Respondent Carlos Perez: New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, New York.

    Case Number: LT-321140-23/QU

    Petitioner Disregarded Time Frame to Submit Predicate Notice, Case Dismissed