• U.S. v. Mattis

    Publication Date: 2020-07-07
    Practice Area: Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Peter Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellant: Kevin Trowel, Assistant United States Attorneys on the brief, David K. Kessler, for Richard P. Donoghue, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York, Brooklyn, NY.
    for defendant: For Appellee Mattis: Sabrina P. Shroff, Law Offices of Sabrina P. Shroff, New York, NY. For Appellee Rahman: Margaret E. Lynaugh on the brief, Paul L. Shechtman, Bracewell LLP, New York, NY. For Amici Curiae Former Federal Prosecutors (joined by Joshua L. Dratel, Dratel & Lewis, P.C., New York, NY for National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), in support of Appellees: Brian A. Jacobs, Morvillo Abramowitz, Grand Iason & Anello PC, New York, NY, Edward Y. Kim, Krieger Kim & Lewin LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-1713

    Bail Set for Police Car Fire-Bombing Pair Stands; No Error in Community Danger Finding

  • W.A. v. Hendrick Hudson Sch. Dist.

    Publication Date: 2019-06-20
    Practice Area: Education Law
    Industry: Education
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Peter Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐Counter‐Defendants‐Appellees‐Cross‐Appellants: Erica M. Fitzgerald, Littman Krooks LLP, White Plains, NY, on the brief, William A. Walsh, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant‐Counter‐Claimant‐Appellant‐Cross‐Appellee: David H. Strong, on the brief, Daniel Petigrow, Thomas, Drohan, Waxman, Petigrow & Mayle, LLP, Hopewell Junction, NY. For Amicus Curiae Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc.: Catherine Merino Reisman, Ellen Saideman, Selene Almazan‐Altobelli, Towson, MD.

    Case Number: 17-3248

    FAPE Not Denied; School Not Appropriate Private Placement; Tuition Reimbursement Reversed