United States Second Circuit - June 2011 Opinion Summaries

Li v. Renaud

Administrative Law, Family Law, Immigration Law
In a dispute involving the scope of the Child Status Protection Act, 8 U.S.C. section 1153(h)(3), judgment of the district court dismissing complaint...

In Re: Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. v. Alfa, SAB de CV

Banking Law, Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law
In a bankruptcy dispute involving the application of 11U.S.C. section 546(e) and whether section 546(e) protects from avoidance pre-petition payments...

Ideal Steel Supply Corp. v. Anza

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In a civil RICO claim alleging lost business as a result of defendants' investment of funds derived from a pattern of racketeering activity in a...

Maldonado-Padilla v. Holder

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a BIA order of removal is transferred to the Fifth Circuit and a motion for a temporary stay of removal pending completion of...

Gonzalez v. Hasty

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a Section 1983 and Bivens action by plaintiff-prisoner alleging unlawful administrative detention, judgment of the district court dimissing action...

Barclays Capital Inc. v. Theflyonthewall.com, Inc.

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Securities Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure
In a dispute arising from an action for copyright infringement and the state-law tort of "hot news" misappropriation, judgment of the district court...

US v. Gravel

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Sentencing of defendant to a prison term of 45 months pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 922(j) and following the imposition of a six-level enhancement on...

Delgado v. Quarantillo

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a dispute arising from the removal of defendant from the United States pursuant to an expedited order of removal, judgment of the district court...

US v. Gupta

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentencing of defendant on one count of immigration fraud is affirmed where the exclusion of the public from the courtroom during voir...

US v. O'Connor

Criminal Law & Procedure
Convictions for sex trafficking, child pornography and related crimes, in violation of 18 U.S.C. sections 1591, 2251A , 2251(b) and others, are...