• Reid v. Garland

    Publication Date: 2024-11-15
    Practice Area: Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Myrna Pérez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner Everod Ray Anthony Reid: Molly Lauterback, Sophie Dalsimer, Brooklyn Defender Services, Brooklyn, NY, on the brief, Andrew D. Bergman, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, Houston, TX.
    for defendant: For Respondent Merrick B. Garland, United States Attorney General: Brian Boynton, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Carl H. McIntyre, Jr., Assistant Director, Office of Immigration Litigation, on the brief, Paul Fiorino, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of Immigration Litigation, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae Former Immigration Judges and Former Members of the Board of Immigration Appeals, in support of Petitioner: John J. Clarke, Jr., Subarkah Syafruddin, John O. Wray, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Erie County Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Inc., Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project, Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project, The Legal Aid Society, and Open Immigration Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: John Harland Giammatteo, Staff Attorney and Justice Catalyst Fellow, Lutheran Social Services of New York, Immigration Legal Program, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center, Disability Rights Advocates, Immigrant Defenders Law Center, and Pangea Legal Services, in support of Petitioner: Allen Burton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, New York, NY, Martha F. Hutton, O'Melveny & Myers LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 20-3324

    IJ Improperly Applied Framework to Protect Rights of Noncitizens Who May Be Incompetent

  • Lindow v. Argent Mortgage Co. LLC

    Publication Date: 2024-11-13
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry: Real Estate
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, U.S. - EDNY
    Judge: District Judge Ann M. Donnelly
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-CV-8860

    'Rooker-Feldman', Res Judicata Bar Claims in Challenge to Foreclosure as Based on Fraud

  • Encarnacion v. Olivo

    Publication Date: 2024-11-12
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York, U.S. - NDNY
    Judge: District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff, Pro Se: Bernabe Encarnacion, Stormville, New York.
    for defendant: Attorneys for Defendants: Nicholas W. Dorando, AAG, Mark G. Mitchell, AAG, of counsel, office of the New York State Attorney General, The Capitol, Albany, New York.

    Case Number: 9:21-CV-986

    Inmate Is Denied New Trial Under FRCP 59; Prison Guards Are Granted Bill of Costs

  • 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

  • Appellate Division, First Department: November 5, 2024

    Publication Date: 2024-11-05
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: Appellate Division, First Department, Appeals & Motions
    Judge: Unsigned
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: DOCKET

    Appeals & Motions List released on:October 31, 2024

  • Williams v. Fryermuth

    Publication Date: 2024-10-31
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Personal Injury
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Philip M. Halpern
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 23-CV-2156

    Jail Is Not 'Person' Under 42 USC §1983; 'Monell' Claims Insufficiently Pleaded, Proved

  • Kwateng v. Gruenberg

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge J. Paul Oetken
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-CV-11089

    Remedies Not Exhausted; EEO Counselor Not Contacted Within 45 Days of Discrimination

  • Wilson v. Midland County

    Publication Date: 2024-10-28
    Practice Area: Civil Rights | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Ramirez
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 22-50998

    Plaintiff Erma Wilson was convicted of cocaine possession in 2001. Her appeal to a Texas court of appeals was unsuccessful.

  • Couch v. The State

    Publication Date: 2024-10-24
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry: Hospitality and Lodging
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge McFadden
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Matthew Nestrud, (Coweta Circuit Public Defender’s Office), Franklin, for appellant.
    for defendant: John Cranford, (Coweta Judicial Circuit), Newnan, Matthew Moore, (Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney), Lafayette, for appellee.

    Case Number: A24A1034

    Court affirms denial of motion drug suppress evidence found in a hotel room because hotel guest lost a right to privacy after scheduled checkout time

  • Broden v. Rubenstein

    Publication Date: 2024-10-22
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, U.S. - SDNY
    Judge: District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21 Civ 10411

    Psychiatric Patient's Confidentiality Breach Claims Partly Dismissed as Time-Barred