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  • In re R.A.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-12
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeal, 1st District
    Judge: Justice Miller
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: A161510

    Parent entitled to evidentiary hearing on claim that he was wrongfully deprived of notice of dependency proceedings

  • Cooper v. Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb Inc.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-11
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution
    Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: James E. Miller, Laurie Rubinow, Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller & Shah, LLP, Chester, CT, on the brief, Monique Olivier, Olivier Schreiber & Chao LLP, San Francisco, CA.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Frank W. Olander, Minji Reem, on the brief, Robert J. Ward, Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-2805

    ERISA Fiduciary Duty Breach Claim Is Not Related to Employment, Need Not Be Arbitrated

  • In the Interest of T. R. et al. children.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-11
    Practice Area: Family Law
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Gobeil
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Laura Burns Tanner, (Burns & Burns, PC), Milledgeville, for appellant.
    for defendant: Calandra Harps, Christopher Carr, Shalen Nelson, (Assistant Attorney General), Atlanta, Amy Michaud, (Attorney at Law), Greensboro, for appellee. Hoganne Harrison-Walton, (The Hogan Law Firm LLC), Milledgeville, Emilie Cook, (Cook Law Office, LLC), Milledgeville, for other party.
    Case Number: A20A2124

    Court vacates an order terminating parental rights as to three children and remands to the juvenile court for more specific findings as to each child

  • Bd. of Educ. of the Yorktown Cent. Sch. Dist. v. C.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-09
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Board of Education of the Yorktown Central School District: Mark Craig Rushfield, Shaw, Perelson, May & Lambert, LLP, Poughkeepsie, NY.
    for defendant: For C.S. and S.S.: Kerry Margaret McGrath, Cuddy Law Firm, P.L.L.C., Valhalla, NY, on the brief, Jason Sterne, Sterne & Walsh, Rochester, NY. For Amicus Curiae Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.: Ellen Saideman, Esq., Barrington, RI, on the brief, Andrew A. Feinstein, Esq., Mystic, CT. For Amici Curiae Mobilization for Justice, Inc., The Legal Aid Society, Advocates for Children of New York, Legal Services NYC, Brooklyn Defender Services, New York Legal Assistance Group, and New York Lawyers for the Public Interest: James Arden, Hilary R. Hoffman, and Graham L. Travaglini, Sidley Austin LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 19-270

    School District Cannot Unilaterally Amend IEP During 30-Day 'Resolution Period'

  • In re Manuel Pena

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Jewell
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-20-00735-CR

    Relator filed a petition for writ of mandamus asking the court to compel the Hon. Abigail Anastasio of the trial court to forward all records in his jury trial to him for the purpose of preparing an application for writ of habeas corpus.

  • Jackson v. State of Texas

    Publication Date: 2021-03-08
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Court of Appeals
    Judge: Justice Hassan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 14-19-00168-CR

    In three points appellant challenged his conviction for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon and argued that (1) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting evidence unlawfully seized from his locked vehicle, (2) his trial counsel was ineffective because he failed to challenge a venire member for cause after said member admitted he could not disregard illegally obtained evidence, and (3) the trial court abused its discretion by admitting surveillance videos that were not properly authenticated.

  • Collier v. U.S.

    Publication Date: 2021-03-05
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Susan Carney
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Petitioner-Appellant Keith Collier: James P. Egan, Assistant Federal Public Defender, for Lisa A. Peebles, Federal Public Defender for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondent-Appellee United States of America: Nicolas Commandeur, on the brief, Steven D. Clymer, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Antoinette T. Bacon, Acting United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, Syracuse, NY.
    Case Number: 17-2402

    Attempted Federal Bank Robbery Is Categorically Crime of Violence Under 18 USC §924(c)(1)

  • Becton v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Judge Brown
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: N/a
    for defendant: N/a
    Case Number: A20A1837

    Court affirms convictions for child molestation and other crimes over defendant's contentions of trial court error and insufficient evidence

  • Plymouth Venture Partners II LP v. GTR Source LLC

    Publication Date: 2021-03-03
    Practice Area: Creditors' and Debtors' Rights | Personal Injury
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Richard Sullivan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Plymouth Venture Partners, II, L.P. and Plymouth Management Company, in their capacities as receivers for FutureNet Group, Inc.: Shane R. Heskin, White and Williams LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee GTR Source, LLC: James Zawodzinski, Jr., on the brief, Ryan K. Cummings, Hodgson Russ LLP, Buffalo, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Stephen W. Biegel, in his capacity as New York City Marshal, Badge No. 27: Troy D. Lipp, on the brief, Andrew P. Schriever, Cuddy & Feder LLP, White Plains, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Capital Merchant Services, LLC: Christopher R. Murray, Stein Adler Dabah & Zelkowitz, LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 20-118

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  • Terry v. The State

    Publication Date: 2021-03-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Evidence
    Industry:
    Court: Georgia Court of Appeals
    Judge: Presiding Judge Dillard
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jerry Chappell, (Solo Practicioner), Roswell, for appellant.
    for defendant: Clifford Bowden, Jennifer Hart, (Assistant District Attorney), Tifton, Bryce Johnson, (Solicitor General), Sylvester, for appellee.
    Case Number: A20A1627

    Court reverses conviction for Controlled Substance Act violation because trial court erred in denying defendant's motion to suppress evidence seized in a traffic stop