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  • U.S. v. Capers

    Publication Date: 2021-12-20
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Jessica Lonergan, Jason M. Swergold, and Won S. Shin, on the brief, Scott Hartman, Assistant United States Attorneys, for Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Andrew G. Patel, on the brief, Benjamin Silverman, Patel & Shellow LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 17-1836-cr

    Firearm-Murder Conviction Vacated; RICO Conspiracy Is Not a Crime of Violence

  • N.Y. Legal Assistance Grp. v. Board of Immigration Appeals

    Publication Date: 2021-02-11
    Practice Area: Administrative Law | Immigration Law | Information Governance and Compliance | Public Records
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Patrick D. Llewellyn, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C., Danielle Tarantolo, Jane Greengold Stevens, New York Legal Assistance Group, New York, NY, on the brief, Scott L. Nelson, Public Citizen Litigation Group, Washington, D.C.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Arastu K. Chaudhury, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Benjamin H. Torrance, Assistant United States Attorney, for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae The Animal Welfare Institute and Farm Sanctuary: William N. Lawton, Eubanks & Associates LLC, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 19-3248-cv

    FOIA Empowers District Courts to Order Agencies to Meet §552 Disclosure Requirements

  • Pablo Star Ltd. v. The Welsh Gov't

    Publication Date: 2020-06-12
    Practice Area: Copyrights
    Industry: Travel and Tourism
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellees: Kevin McCulloch, on the brief, Nathaniel Kleinman, the McCulloch Law Firm, PLLC, New York, N.Y.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Richard J. Oparil, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Washington, D.C.
    Case Number: 19-1262-cv

    Welsh Government Engaged in Commercial Activity Under FSIA When Promoting Tourism to Wales

  • U.S. v. Smith

    Publication Date: 2019-12-31
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Kevin Trowel, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Andrew D. Grubin, Assistant United States Attorney, for Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Edward S. Zas, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 18-2141-cr

    Article III Standing Lacking for First Amendment Overbreadth Challenge to AECA, ITAR

  • Charles v. Orange County

    Publication Date: 2019-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry: Health Care | State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants Michelet Charles and Carol Small: Thomas C. Rice, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, on the brief, Daniel J. Stujenske, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, NY, Laura F. Redman, Antony P. F. Gemmell, New York Lawyers for the Public Interest, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees Orange County, State of New York, Orange County Sheriff's Department, Orange County Department of Mental Health and Carmen Elizondo, Former Clinic Director, Orange County Correctional Facility, in her individual capacity: Anthony Cardoso, Orange County Attorney's Office, Goshen, NY. For Amici Curiae American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, American Psychological Association, American Medical Association, National Association of Social Workers, American Public Health Association, and Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Ira A. Burnim, Judge David C. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, Washington, DC, on the brief, Aaron M. Panner, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick, P.L.L.C., Washington, DC. For Amici Curiae The Bronx Defenders, Brooklyn Defender Services, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement, Detention Watch Network, The Florida Justice Institute, Inc., Human Rights First, Immigrant Defense Project, The Immigrant Rights Clinic of Washington Square Legal Services, Inc., at NYU Law School, the Kathryn O. Greenberg Immigration Justice Clinic at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, The Legal Aid Society of New York, The Prison Law Office, Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, and the Urban Justice Center Mental Health Project, in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Jamie A. Levitt, Morrison & Foerster LLP, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae New York State Sheriffs' Association, in support of Defendants-Appellees: Alexander M. Wilson, New York State Sheriffs' Association, Albany, NY.
    Case Number: 17-3506-pr

    Civil Detainees Alleged Discharge Planning an Essential Part of Their In-Custody Care

  • Paysys Int'l Inc. v. Atos IT Servs. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2018-08-24
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellant: Robert D. Owen, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, New York, NY, and Anna Carr Halsey, Peter C. Quittmeyer, Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, Atlanta, GA, on the brief, James H. Neale, Wislett Studnicky McCormick & Bomser LLP, New York, NY
    for defendant: For Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees: Stanley J. Panikowski, DLA Piper LLP (US), San Diego, CA, and Leo Medzhibovsky, Marc E. Miller, DLA Piper LLP (US), New York, NY, on the brief, Ilana Hope Eisenstein, DLA Piper LLP (US), Philadelphia, PA
    Case Number: 17-2204-cv

    Court Erred in Deciding Firm Could Not Reject Fee Condition as 'Too Onerous'

  • U.S. v. Alexander

    Publication Date: 2018-05-23
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Ryan C. Harris, Assistant United States Attorney, on the brief, Amy Busa, Assistant United States Attorney, for Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Allegra Glashausser, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., Appeals Bureau, New York, New York.
    Case Number: 16-3708

    Warrantless Search Formed Part of Curtilage; Search Ran Afoul of the Fourth Amendment

  • Obeya v. Sessions

    Publication Date: 2018-03-22
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Immigration Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Jefferson B. Sessions III, United States Attorney General, Respondent
    for defendant: For Respondent: Claire L. Workman, Senior Litigation Counsel, on the brief, Rachel L. Browning, Trial Attorney, Office of Immigration Litigation, for Chad A. Readler, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.; For Amicus Curiae Immigrant Defense Project: Andrew Wachtenheim, Immigrant Defense Project, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 16-3922-ag

    BIA Erred in Retroactively Applying New Rule to Petit Larceny Case

  • September 23, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    2nd Circ. Clears Release of Sudanese Assets in USS Cole Suit

    Disagreeing with the U.S. Justice Department's interpretation of international legal procedures, a federal appeals court said the Sudanese government was properly served with papers that

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  • United States of America, Appellee, Amalgamated Bank, Interested Party‐Appellee v. Rodney Watts, Defendant‐Appellant, DePetris & Bachrach, LLP, Interested Party‐Appellant, Courtney Dupree, Thomas Foley, Defendants, Emilio Serrano, Microsoft Corporation, Interested Parties, 13‐911‐cr

    Publication Date: 2015-05-12
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Kearse, Calabresi, and Lynch, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Defendant‐Appellant Rodney Watts and Interested Party‐Appellant DePetris & Bachrach, LLP.: Marion Bachrach, Thompson & Knight LLP, on the brief, Ronald E. Depetris, Southampton, New York.
    for defendant: For Loretta E. Lynch, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, New York.: Varuni Nelson and Michael L. Yaeger, Assistant United States Attorneys, of Counsel, on the brief, Brian D. Morris, Assistant United States Attorney.
    Case Number: 13‐911‐cr

    Cite as: USA v. Watts, 13‐911‐cr, NYLJ 1202726157100, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided May 4, 2015) 13‐911‐cr Before: Kearse, Calabresi, and