• U.S. v. Bolin

    Publication Date: 2020-10-22
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law | Criminal Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For James P. Kennedy Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York: Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jay S. Ovsiovitch, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of New York.

    Case Number: 19-2119

    Vague Bar Against Violence-Promoting Speech Online Violates Free-Speech Rights

  • U.S. v. Bolin

    Publication Date: 2020-10-08
    Practice Area: Constitutional Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For James P. Kennedy Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York: Tiffany H. Lee, Assistant United States Attorney.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Jay S. Ovsiovitch, Federal Public Defender's Office, Western District of New York.

    Case Number: 19-2119

    Prohibiting Defendant From Certain Speech Online Is Contrary to the First Amendment

  • U.S. v. Mingo

    Publication Date: 2020-07-14
    Practice Area: Criminal Law | Military Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Appellee: Daniel B. Tehrani, on the brief, Nathan Rehn, Assistant United States Attorneys for Audrey Strauss, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Allegra Glashausser, Federal Defenders of New York, Inc., New York, NY.

    Case Number: 18-2225-cr

    Congress Limited Defense Secretary's Discretion in Designating 'Sex Crimes' Under Statute

  • Chamberlain v. City of White Plains

    Publication Date: 2020-06-05
    Practice Area: Civil Rights
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack and Peter Hall
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant Kenneth Chamberlain, Jr. as the Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr: Randolph M. McLaughlin and Danielle B. Sullivan, on the brief, Debra S. Cohen, Newman Ferrara, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees City of White Plains, P.O. Maurice Love, P.O. Steven Demchuk, P.O. Marek Markowski, Sgt. Stephen Fottrell, Sgt. Keith Martin, and Lt. James Spencer: John M. Flannery and Peter A. Meisels, on the brief, Lalit K. Loomba, Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker, White Plains, NY. For Defendant-Appellee Anthony Carelli: Lisa M. Fantino, on the brief, Andrew Quinn, The Quinn Law Firm, White Plains, NY.

    Case Number: 16-3935

    Officers Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity in Death After Apartment's Warrantless Entry

  • Kilgour v. U.S. Sec. & Exch. Comm'n

    Publication Date: 2019-11-15
    Practice Area: Securities Litigation | Whistleblower Laws
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Pro se Petitioner: Colin Kilgour, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    for defendant: Pro se Petitioner: Daniel Williams, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For John Doe, Petitioner: David E. Kovel, Kirby McInerney LLP, New York, NY. For Respondent: Robert B. Stebbins, Stephen Yoder, Michael A. Conley, on the brief, William K Shirey, for the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.

    Case Number: 18-1124

    Whistleblower Awards' Denial Upheld; Submissions Did Not Aid Enforcement Action's Success

  • The PACA Trust Creditors of Lenny Perry's Produce Inc. v. Genecco Produce Inc.

    Publication Date: 2019-01-15
    Practice Area: Bankruptcy
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs‐ Appellees‐Cross‐Appellants: Christopher M. Corrigan, Martyn & Associates, Cleveland, Ohio
    for defendant: For Defendants‐Appellants‐Cross‐Appellees: David L. Rasmussen, Mallory Kass Smith, Davidson Fink LLP, Rochester, New York.

    Case Number: 17-1949-cv

    No Error in Finding PACA Trust Creditors' Claims Not Subject to Mandatory Set-Off

  • Kim v. Kimm

    Publication Date: 2018-03-26
    Practice Area: Civil Procedure | Trademarks
    Industry: Food and Beverage
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Robert Sack
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, pro se: Daniel Kim, Haworth, NJ.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees-Cross-Appellants: Michael S. Kimm, Adam Garcia, Kimm Law Firm, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.

    Case Number: 16-2944

    Alleged Prior Litigation Activities Do Not Constitute Predicate Acts Under RICO

  • Geismann v. ZocDoc, Incorporated, 14-3708

    Publication Date: 2017-03-17
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Hall, and Carney, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiff-Appellant: David M. Oppenheim, on the brief, Glenn L. Hara, Anderson + Wanca, Rolling Meadows, Illinois.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellee: Charles J. Nerko, Vedder Price P.C., New York, New York, Bryan K. Clark, on the brief, Blaine C. Kimrey, Vedder Price P.C., Chicago, Illinois.

    Case Number: 14-3708

    Cite as: Geismann v. ZocDoc, Incorporated, 14-3708, NYLJ 1202781299015, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided March 9, 2017) CASENAME Radha Geismann, M.D., P.C., individually

  • USA v. Marinello, 15-2224

    Publication Date: 2016-10-20
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Pooler and Sack, C.JJ., and Failla, D.J.*
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For William J. Hochul, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, Appellee: Russell T. Ippolito, Jr., Assistant United States Attorney, Buffalo, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendant-Appellant: Joseph M. LaTona, Buffalo, NY.

    Case Number: 15-2224

    Cite as: USA v. Marin 15-2224, NYLJ 1202770237838, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided October 14, 2016) CASENAME United States of America, Appellee v. Carlo J. Marin

  • Perez v. The City of N.Y., 15-315

    Publication Date: 2016-08-12
    Practice Area:
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
    Judge: Before: Sack, Chin, and Lohier, C.JJ.
    Attorneys: For plaintiff: For Plaintiffs-Appellants: Amelia K. Tuminaro, on the brief, James Reif, Gladstein, Reif & Meginniss, LLP, New York, NY.
    for defendant: For Defendants-Appellees: Devin Slack, of counsel, for Zachary W. Carter, Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York, NY. For Amicus Curiae the Secretary of Labor in support of Plaintiffs-Appellants: Jennifer S. Brand, Associate Solicitor, Paul L. Frieden, Counsel for Appellate Litigation, Mary E. McDonald, Senior Attorney, on the brief, Rachel Goldberg, Senior Attorney, For M. Patricia Smith, Solicitor of Labor, U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC.

    Case Number: 15-315

    Cite as: Perez v. The City of N.Y., 15-315, NYLJ 1202764831387, at *1 (2d Cir., Decided August 2, 2016) CASENAME Henry Perez, Baselice Ralph, Juan Bayron, Jerr