• El Omari v. The Int'l Criminal Police Org.

    Publication Date: 2022-05-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Scott M. Moore, Moore International Law PLLC, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Jonathan S. Meltzer, on the brief, Ginger D. Anders, Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 21-1458-cv

    Interpol Is 'Public International Organization', Enjoys Sovereign Immunity Under IOIA

  • Fed. Republic of Nigeria v. VR Advisory Servs. Ltd.

    Publication Date: 2022-02-15
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Discovery | Evidence | International Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Applicants-Appellants: Christopher J. Major and Austin D. Kim, on the brief, Alexander D. Pencu, Meister Seelig & Fein LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Respondents-Appellees: Michael S. Kim, Josef M. Klazen, and Darryl G. Stein, on the brief, Zachary D. Rosenbaum, Kobre & Kim LLP, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 20-3909-cv

    Nothing Required Nigeria's Use of MLAT Before, Instead of 28 USC §1782 to Seek Discovery

  • Dorce v. City of New York

    Publication Date: 2021-06-30
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Civil Rights | Real Estate | Tax
    Industry: 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 McConnell Dorce and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Keith H. Wofford, Gregg L. Weiner, Alexander B. Simkin, New York, NY, on the brief, Douglas Hallward-Driemeier, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC. For Plaintiffs-Appellants McConnell Dorce, Cecilia Jones, and Sherlivia Thomas-Murchison: Robert J. Valli, Jr., Matthew Berman, Valli Kane & Vagnini, Garden City, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of New York and Maria Torres-Springer, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development: Richard Dearing, Kate Fletcher, Kevin Osowski, Of Counsel, on the brief, Melanie T. West, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for James E. Johnson, Corporation Counsel of New York, NY. For Defendants-Appellees Neighborhood Restore Housing Development Fund Co. Inc. and BSDC Kings Covenant Housing Development Fund Company, Inc.: Brian J. Markowitz, Goldstein Hall PLLC, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.: Coty Montag, Washington, DC, Samuel Spital, Rachel M. Kleinman, Kristen A. Johnson, New York, NY, on the brief, Mahogane D. Reed, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC. For Amicus Curiae Pacific Legal Foundation: Christina M. Martin, Kathryn D. Valois, Pacific Legal Foundation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

    Case Number: 20-1809-cv

    Judgment Dismissing Challenges to City's Tax Foreclosure Program Partly Reversed

  • Natural Res. Def. Council v. U.S. Env'tal Protection Agency

    Publication Date: 2020-04-07
    Practice Area: Discovery | Environmental Law
    Industry: Federal Government
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Matthew Littleton, Donahue, Goldberg, Weaver & Littleton, Washington, DC, on the Brief, Peter Huffman, Natural Resources Defense Council, Washington, DC.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Benjamin H. Torrance, on the brief, Samuel Dolinger, Assistant United States Attorneys for Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, New York, NY.

    Case Number: 19-2896

    'Core Model' of EPA's Forecasting Program Not Deliberative, Falls Outside FOIA Exemption 5

  • 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

  • Cho v. NYC

    Publication Date: 2018-12-31
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Darpana M. Sheth, Institute for Justice, Arlington, VA, on the brief, Robert Everett Johnson, Institute for Justice, Arlington, VA
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Richard Dearing, Jane L. Gordon, on the brief, John Moore, Assistant Corporation Counsel, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel, New York, NY

    Case Number: 18-337-cv

    District Court Erred in Dismissing Case for Lack of Jurisdiction Under Rooker-Feldman

  • ASARCO LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant v. Neva R. Goodwin, S. Parkman Shaw, and William A. Truslow, as Trustees of the Trust under Article Second of the Will and Codicils of John D. Rockefeller for the benefit of John de Cuevas and his descendants, and as Trustees of the Trust under Article Second of the Will and Codicils of John D. Rockefeller for the benefit of Elizabeth de Cuevas and her descendants, Defendants-Appellees*, 13-3954-cv

    Publication Date: 2014-09-01
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Judge Gerard Lynch
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant: For Plaintiff-Appellant: Eugene E. Matthews III, Richard C. Beaulieu, K. Elizabeth Sieg, on the brief, E. Duncan Getchell, Jr., McGuireWoods LLP, Richmond Virginia; Dion W. Hayes, Marshall Biel, on the brief, McGuireWoods LLP, New York, New York; Gregory Evans, on the brief, Integer Law Corporation Los Angeles, California. For Defendants-Appellees: Stephen L. Gordon and Megan R. Brillault, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., New York, New York, on the brief, Edward M. Grauman, Beveridge & Diamond, P.C., Austin, Texas.

    Case Number: 13-3954-cv

    Cite as: ASARCO LLC v. Goodwin, 13-3954-cv, NYLJ 1202668600241, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided June 25, 2014) 13-3954-cv Judge Gerard Lynch a hre

  • November 15, 2013 | The American Lawyer

    Second Circuit Punts on Unfinished Business Doctrine

    In a unanimous decision related to the Thelen bankruptcy, a three-judge federal appellate panel ruled Friday that a New York appeals court should decide whether the remnants of law firms tha

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  • December 1, 2011 | New York Law Journal

    Rajaratnam Asks Circuit to Allow Him to Stay Free Pending His Appeal

    Counsel for Raj Rajaratnam made a plea to keep him out of prison yesterday, arguing he should remain free on bail because he has a real shot of having his insider trading convictions vacated by the

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  • October 5, 2010 | New York Law Journal

    Defense in Insider Trading Case Challenges Wiretap Application

    Defense lawyers for a hedge fund billionaire charged with insider trading Monday accused the government of "gaming the system" by failing to advise the judge who approved the wiretaps tha

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