United States Second Circuit - June 2007 Opinion Summaries

Belot v. Burge

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas petition that had sought to overturn conviction for Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third Degree is affirmed over claim that...

Mizrahi v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of an order of removal is denied over claim that the BIA erred in ruling that petitioner's 2002 New York State conviction for...

Von Hofe v. U.S.

Asset Forfeiture, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Judgment ordering forfeiture of claimants' residence to plaintiff is vacated as to claimant wife, as the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth...

Koudriachova v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of orders dismissing application for asylum and denying motion to reconsider is granted as to the decision dismissing petitioner's...

Best Van Lines, Inc. v. Walker

Civil Procedure, Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
In defamation action based on Iowa resident's comments on his website, dismissal of complaint based on lack of personal jurisdiction under New York's...

Chen v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of motion for reconsideration of the denial of petitioner's motion to reopen is denied over alternative claims...

Blackman v. New York City Transit Auth.

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Labor & Employment Law
In a suit alleging that plaintiff was terminated from his employment in violation of his First Amendment rights, summary judgment for defendant is...

Nwogu v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of motion for BIA to reconsider decision dismissing as untimely petitioner's appeal from IJ's removal order is...

Belot v. Burge

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas petition challenging New York State conviction for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree is affirmed over claim that...

Hemstreet v. Greiner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas petition despite potentially exculpatory witness's recantation is reversed as petitioner failed to establish that the state court's...