United States Second Circuit - June 2003 Opinion Summaries

M.D. v. SOUTHINGTON BD. OF EDUC.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Education Law
Because the equitable tolling rule of Connecticut General Statutes section 10-76h(a)(3) is not applicable in this case, plaintiffs' claims under the...

SPIELMAN v. MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH, INC.

Civil Procedure, Securities Law
When a district court's remand to is based on a perceived lack of subject matter jurisdiction under the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of...

U.S. v. FULLER

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Convictions for being a felon in possession of a firearm and for bail-jumping are affirmed, but defendant's sentence is remanded for resentencing...

PARKER v. TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT CO.

Class Actions, Communications Law, Consumer Protection Law, Entertainment Law, Media Law
Because the district court decided defendant's motion on the basis of a legal standard later rejected by this Court, and has not yet applied the...

POINTDEXTER v. NASH

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Since none of petitioner's claims challenged the execution of his sentence, rather than the its constitutionality, his section 2241 petition is...

LIFSON v. INA LIFE INS. CO. OF NEW YORK

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DUFERCO INT'L STEEL TRADING v. T. KLAVENESS SHIPPING A/S

Dispute Resolution & Arbitration
Petitioner's application to vacate an arbitration award based on manifest disregard of the law will not stand where 1) an arbitrator misapplies an...

LOCAL UNION NO. 38 SHEET METAL WORKERS' INT'L ASS'N v. CUSTOM AIR SYSTEMS, INC.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure
Under Section 108 of the Bankruptcy Coe a notice of appeal is timely filed if (1) the thirty-day time limit specified in Rule 4(a) has not expired...

U.S. v. Schultz

Criminal Law & Procedure, Entertainment Law, International Law
The fact that the stolen property?s rightful owner is foreign has no impact on prosecution under the United State?s National Stolen Property Act...

IN RE: MAGNETIC AUDIOTAPE ANTITRUST LITIGATION

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