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  • August 2, 2017 | New York Law Journal

    'Disturbing' False Arrest Claim by US Citizen Against ICE Time-Barred, Divided Panel Says

    A U.S. citizen who was held in custody for more than three years under the mistaken belief he was deportable has lost his false imprisonment claim against immigration officials as untimely, a divided federal appeals court panel ruled.

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  • Watson v. United States, 14-CV-6459

    Publication Date: 2016-03-01
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Davino Watson: Mark A. Flessner, Laura E. Atherstone, Lisa M. Brown, Trisha M. Rich, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL. Christopher G. Kelly, Robert J. Burns, Tiana M. Stephens, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY. Mark Fleming, National Immigrant Justice Center, Chicago, IL.
    for defendant: United States of America: Joseph Anthony Marutollo, James R. Cho, Elliot M. Schachner, United States Attorney's Office, EDNY, Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number: 14-CV-6459

    Cite as: Watson v. US, 14-CV-6459, NYLJ 1202750913294, at *1 (EDNY, Decided February 25, 2016)CASE NAMEDavino Watson, Plaintiff v. The United States of America

  • February 29, 2016 | New York Law Journal

    Wrongly Detained Immigrant Gets Damages

    A man wrongly arrested and detained for years by immigration authorities has been awarded damages by a federal judge who criticized the government and lamented the lack of legal support for

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  • Watson v. US, 14-CV-6459

    Publication Date: 2015-11-23
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Davino Watson: Christopher G. Kelly, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: Mark Fleming, National Immigrant Justice Center, Chicago, IL. Tiana M. Stephens, New York, NY. Laura E. Atherstone, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL. Lisa M. Brown, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL. Mark A. Flessner, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL. Trisha M. Rich, Holland & Knight LLP, Chicago, IL. Robert J. Burns, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY. United States of America: Joseph Anthony Marutollo, United States Attorney's Office, EDNY, Brooklyn, NY. Elliot M. Schachner, United States Attorney's Office, EDNY, Brooklyn, NY. James R. Cho, United States Attorney's Office, EDNY, Brooklyn, NY.
    Case Number: 14-CV-6459

    Cite as: Watson v. US, 14-CV-6459, NYLJ 1202742991925, at *1 (EDNY, Decided September 29, 2015)CASE NAMEDavino Watson, Plaintiff v. The United States of Americ

  • November 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Judge: US Citizen Falsely Detained May Seek Limited Damages

    Although an American citizen was detained by immigration authorities for more than three years, Eastern District a href="http://judges.newyorklawjournal.com/profile/U.S._Eastern_District,_N

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  • November 20, 2015 | New York Law Journal

    Judge: US Citizen Falsely Detained May Seek Limited Damages

    Although an American citizen was detained by immigration authorities for more than three years, Eastern District Judge Jack Weinstein found the man was only entitled to damages for 27 days of false imprisonment.

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  • Kelly M. Lyons, Plaintiff v. Rienzi & Sons, Inc., Defendant., 09-CV-4253

    Publication Date: 2012-04-30
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    Court: U.S. District Court, Eastern District
    Judge: District Judge Jack Weinstein
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For the Plaintiff: Paul T. Hofmann, Hofmann & Schweitzer, New York, NY. For the Third-Party Plaintiff: John F. Karpousis, Susan Lee, Freehill Hogan & Mahar LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Third-Party Defendant Nuvolari-Lenard S.R.L.: Christopher R. Nolan, K. Blythe Daly, Holland & Knight LLP, New York, NY.
    Case Number: 09-CV-4253

    Cite as: Lyons v. Rienzi & Sons, Inc., 09-CV-4253, NYLJ 1202550400806, at *1 (EDNY, Decided April 23, 2012)District Judge Jack Weinsteinp class="