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  • February 12, 2002 | National Law Journal

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  • Velez v. Sanchez, 11-90-cv

    Publication Date: 2012-08-02
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Raggi and Droney, Circuit Judges, and Matsumoto, District Judge.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Andrew S. Amer, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, LLP, New York, NY. For the Sexuality & Gender Law Clinic of Columbia Law School as amicus curiae in support of Plaintiff-Appellant: Suzanne B. Goldberg, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Sheldon Karasik, Simon, Eisenberg & Baum, LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 11-90-cv

    Cite as: Velez v. Sanchez, 11-90-cv, NYLJ 1202565654121, at *1 (2d Cir, Decided July 31, 2012)Before: Raggi and Droney, Circuit Judges, and Matsumoto, Dis