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United States Second Circuit - September 2001 Opinion Summaries

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US v. SHERPA

United States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A court may not make downward departure below the lower limit of the applicable Sentencing Guidelines range for Criminal History Category I on the...
09/10/2001 00-1801

RAMIREZ v. ATTORNEY GEN. OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK

United States Second Circuit
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Habeas petitioner's letter application to the New York Court of Appeals for leave to appeal for ineffective assistance of counsel under New York state...
09/10/2001 99-2047

GARTEN v. KURTH

United States Second Circuit
Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
In contesting the applicability of arbitration provision where plaintiff alleges fraud in the inducement, threats by the defendant that arbitration...
09/07/2001 01-7379

ZHAO v. US DEP'T OF JUSTICE

United States Second Circuit
Immigration Law
Under the transitional rules of the IIRIRA, failure to identify errors in an Immigration Judge's rulings will result in a motion to reopen hearing...
09/06/2001 00-4022

ROMEU v. COHEN

United States Second Circuit
Constitutional Law, Elections
The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act and the New York Election Law do not violate the Constitution by extending the right to vote...
09/06/2001 00-6287, 00-6303

NAT'L UNION FIRE INS. CO. v. THE STROH COS., INC.

United States Second Circuit
Insurance Law
The known loss doctrine will not bar coverage where, prior to coverage, the insured knew of the potential for an accident, but discovered the accident...
09/06/2001 00-7345

BENJAMIN v. FRASER

United States Second Circuit
Civil Rights
Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, prison plaintiffs need not show "actual injury" in denial of access-to-the-courts and right-to-counsel claims...
09/05/2001 00-9093, 00-9095

KALNIT v. EICHLER

United States Second Circuit
Securities Law
Under 15 USC 78u-4(b)(2) of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, an allegation that corporate officers did not disclose the ability of a...
09/05/2001 00-7487

SIMON v. GEN. ELEC. CO.

United States Second Circuit
ERISA
Under 29 USC 1132(a), an assignee of an assignee is not a "participant" or "beneficiary" of a plan.
09/04/2001 00-9437

MARIO VALENTE COLLEZIONI, LTD. v. CONFEZIONI SEMERARO PAOLO, S.R.L.

United States Second Circuit
Civil Procedure
Foreign parties that sign an agreement for distribution of goods in a particular state may be subject to that state's long arm statute.
09/04/2001 00-9287

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