• Watson v. United States, 16-655

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Immigration Law | Civil Rights
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Jacobs, and Livingston, C.J.J.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Davino Watson: Robert J. Burns on the brief, Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America: Varuni Nelson, James R. Cho, and Elliot M. Schachner on the brief, Joseph A. Marutollo, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY. For Amici Curiae National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; American Immigration Council, in support of Davino Watson: Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Boston, MA; Mary Kenney, American Immigration Council, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 16-655 (L)

  • Watson v. USA, 16-655

    Publication Date: 2017-08-04
    Practice Area: Personal Injury
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Jacobs, and Livingston, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Davino Watson: Robert J. Burns on the brief, Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee-Cross-Appellant United States of America: Varuni Nelson, James R. Cho, and Elliot M. Schachner on the brief, Joseph A. Marutollo, for Robert L. Capers, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY. For Amici Curiae National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild; American Immigration Council, in support of Davino Watson: Trina Realmuto, National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild, Boston, MA; Mary Kenney, American Immigration Council, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 16-655

    Wrongly Detained U.S. Citizen's FTCA Claim Untimely; Government Did Not Act With

  • Spak v. Phillips, 15-3525-cv

    Publication Date: 2017-05-30
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Walker and Cabranes, C.JJ, and Berman, D.J. *
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: John R. Williams, John R. Williams and Associates, LLC, New Haven, CT.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Dennis M. Durao, on the brief, James N. Tallberg, Karsten & Tallberg, LLC, Rocky Hill, CT.

    Case Number: 15-3525-cv

    Rights Suit's Dismissal Upheld; Claim Accrued On Nolle Prosequi's Entry, Not Records' E

  • Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited v. Environmental Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2017-01-20
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Environmental Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Chin, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees the States of New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Washington, and the Province of Manitoba: Steven C. Wu, Deputy Solicitor General; Judith N. Vale, Assistant Solicitor General; Lemuel Srolovic, Bureau Chief; Philip Bein, Watershed Inspector General; Meredith Lee-Clark, Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Protection Bureau, on the brief, Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, for Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York, New York, NY. For Plaintiffs-Appellees Catskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited, Inc., Theodore Gordon Flyfishers, Inc., Catskill- Delaware Natural Water Alliance, Inc., Federated Sportsmen's Clubs of Ulster County, Inc., Riverkeeper, Inc., Waterkeeper Alliance, Inc., Trout Unlimited, Inc., National Wildlife Federation, Environment America, Environment New Hampshire, Environment Rhode Island, and Environment Florida: on the brief Daniel E. Estrin, Karl S. Coplan, Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic, Inc., White Plains, NY. For Intervenor Plaintiffs-Appellees Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Friends of the Everglades, Florida Wildlife Federation, and Sierra Club: on the brief, Yinet Pino, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Miami, Florida; David G. Guest, Earthjustice, Tallahassee, Florida.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellants United States Environmental Protection Agency and Gina McCarthy: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the briefs, Robert William Yalen, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For Intervenor Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees Central Arizona Water Conservation District, Central Utah Water Conservancy District, City and County of Denver, by and through its Board of Water Commissioners, City and County of San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, City of Boulder [Colorado], City of Aurora [Colorado], El Dorado Irrigation District, Idaho Water Users Association, Imperial Irrigation District, Kane County [Utah] Water Conservancy District, Las Vegas Valley Water District, Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservancy District, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, National Water Resources Association, Salt Lake & Sandy [Utah] Metropolitan Water District, Salt River Project, San Diego County Water Authority, Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, The City of Colorado Springs, Acting by and through its Enterprise Colorado Springs Utilities, Washington County [Utah] Water District, Western Urban Water Coalition, and [California] State Water Contractors.1: Don Baur & Paul Smyth, Perkins Coie LLP, Washington, District of Columbia, on the brief, Peter D. Nichols, Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ruscitti LLP, Boulder, Colorado. For Intervenor Defendant-Appellant-Cross Appellee City of New York: Larry Sonnenshein & Hilary Meltzer, on the briefs, Julie Steiner, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Intervenor Defendant- Appellant-Cross-Appellant South Florida Water Management District: James Edward Nutt, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida. For Intervenor-Defendants-Appellants-Cross Appellees States of Colorado, New Mexico, Alaska, Arizona Department of Water Resources, Idaho, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming: on the briefs Annette M. Quill, Senior Assistant Attorney General, State of Colorado, Denver, Colorado. For Amici Curiae-American Farm Bureau Federation and Florida Farm Bureau Federation: on the brief Ellen B. Steen, Danielle Hallcom Quist, American Farm Bureau Federation, Washington, District of Columbia; Staci Braswell, Florida Farm Bureau Federation, Gainesville, Florida; Timothy S. Bishop, Michael B. Kimberly, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, District of Columbia. For Amici Curiae-Leon G. Billings, Tom Jorling, Jeffrey G. Miller, Robert W. Adler, William Andreen, Harrison C. Dunning, Mark Squillace, and Sandra B. Zellmer: on the brief, Laura Murphy & Patrick Parenteau, Environmental & Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School, South Royalton, Vermont. For Amicus Curiae- State of California by and through the California Department of Water Resources: on the brief, Kamala D. Harris, Attorney General; Robert W. Byrne, Senior Assistant Attorney General; Gavin G. McCabe, Supervising Deputy Attorney General; William Jenkins, Deputy Attorney General; State of California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, San Francisco, California. For Amici Curiae-National Hydropower Association, Northwest Hydroelectric Association, American Public Power Association, Sabine River Authority of Texas, Sabine River Authority State of Louisiana, and Oglethorpe Power Corporation: on the brief, Michael A. Swiger, Charles R. Sensiba, Sharon L. White, Van Ness Feldman, LLP, Washington, District of Columbia.

    Case Number: 14-1823

    Cite as: Catskill Mountains v. EPA, 14-1823, NYLJ 1202777100816, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided January 18, 2017)CASE NAMECatskill Mountains Chapter of Trout Unlimited,

  • Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service, Inc., 15-3239-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-09-19
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Walker, Calabresi, and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Casey Wolnowski, Phillips & Associates, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Debra Lynne Wabnik, Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik, LLP, Garden City, NY.

    Case Number: 15-3239-cv

    Cite as: Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service, Inc., 15-3239-cv, NYLJ 1202767549630, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 29, 2016) CASENAME Andrea Vasquez, Plaintif

  • Vasquez v. Empress Ambulance Service, 15-3239-cv

    Publication Date: 2016-08-30
    Practice Area: Civil Appeals | Civil Rights | Employment Litigation
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Walker, Calabresi, and Hall, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Casey Wolnowski, Phillips & Associates, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Debra Lynne Wabnik, Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione & Wabnik, LLP, Garden City, NY.

    Case Number: 15-3239-cv

    Cite as: Vasquez v. Empress, 15-3239-cv, NYLJ 1202766281497, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 29, 2016)CASE NAMEAndrea Vasquez, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Empress Am

  • United States v. Terrence Pendergrass, 15-1965

    Publication Date: 2016-05-02
    Practice Area: Criminal Appeals
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Cabranes, C.J., Lewis A. Kaplan, D.J. *
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Lara K. Eshkenazi & Michael A. Levy, on the brief, Daniel C. Richenthal Assistant United States Attorneys, for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: James G. Frankie, Frankie & Gentile, P.C., Mineola, NY.

    Case Number: 15-1965

    Cite as: US v. Pende , 15-1965, NYLJ 1202756320370, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided April 28, 2016) CASE NAME United States of America, Appellee v. Terrence Pende

  • Victory v. Pataki, 13‐3592

    Publication Date: 2016-02-03
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler and Parker, C.JJ.1
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff‐Appellant Albert Lopez Victory: Myron Beldock, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For New York State Defendants‐Appellees: Eric T. Schneiderman, Attorney General of the State of New York; Nancy A. Speigel, Senior Assistant Solicitor General, on the brief, Andrew B. Ayers, Assistant Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, for Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Albany, NY. For Syracuse Defendants‐Appellees: Shannon T. O'Connor, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Robert P. Stamey, Corporation Counsel for the City of Syracuse, Syracuse, NY.

    Case Number: 13‐3592

    Cite as: Victory v. , 13‐3592, NYLJ 1202748565253, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided February 1, 2016)CASE NAMEAlbert Lopez Victory, Plaintiff‐Appellant v. George

  • USA v. Thompson, 14-2267-cr(L)

    Publication Date: 2015-12-16
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Katzmann, Ch.J., Pooler and Chin, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Haven, CT.: S. Dave Vatti and Sandra S. Glover, on the brief, Marc H. Silverman, Assistant United States Attorneys.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant Michael Thompson.: Jonathan J. Einhorn, New Haven, CT. For Defendant-Appellant Tylon Vaughn.: Sebastian O. DeSantis, New London, CT.

    Case Number: 14-2267-cr(L)

    Cite as: USA v. T n, 14-2267-cr(L), NYLJ 1202744866698, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 9, 2015) CASENAME United States of America, Appellee v. Michael T

  • United States of America, Appellant/Appellee v. Gilberto Valle, Defendant‐Appellee/Defendant‐Appellant, 14‐2710‐cr and 14‐4396‐cr

    Publication Date: 2015-12-07
    Practice Area:
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    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Straub, Parker, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant/Appellee: Hadassa Waxman and Brooke Cucinella, of counsel, Justin Anderson And Randall W. Jackson, Assistant United States Attorneys for Preet Bharara, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Appellee/Defendant‐Appellant Gilberto Valle.: Robert M. Baum and Julia L. Gatto, of counsel, Edward S. Zas, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy & Technology, Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project, National Coalition Against Censorship, Pennsylvania Center for the First Amendment, and Law Professors: Hanni Fakhoury and Jamie Williams, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California, on the brief, Eugene Volokh, Scott & Cyan Banister First Amendment Clinic, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles, California. For Amici Curiae Frederick S. Berlin, M.D., Ph.D., and Chris Kraft, Ph.D.: Stephen L. Braga, Appellate Litigation Clinic, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia. For Amici Curiae Electronic Frontier Foundation, Center for Democracy & Technology, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and Scholars: Richard D. Willstatter, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, White Plains, New York, and Harley Geiger, Center for Democracy & Technology, Washington, D.C., on the brief, Hanni Fakhoury and Jamie Williams, Electronic Frontier Foundation, San Francisco, California.

    Case Number: 14‐2710‐cr and 14‐4396‐cr

    Cite as: USA v. Valle, 14‐2 and 14‐4396‐cr, NYLJ 1202743993644, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided December 3, 2015) 14‐2