United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. RGIS Inventory Specialists, LLC

Contracts, Insurance Law
In an action seeking a declaratory judgment to the effect that defendants were not entitled to coverage under an excess insurance policy for an...

Norex Petro. Ltd. v. Access Indus., Inc.

Commercial Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Trade, M&A, Oil and Gas Law
In a RICO action alleging various injuries to plaintiff arising from the activities of defendants' alleged international criminal enterprise, the...

US v. Marcus

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's forced labor conviction under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) is affirmed where defendant offered no explanation for how his...

US v. Bouknight

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for possessing a firearm after having been convicted of a felony is affirmed where the district court properly considered...

Duarte-Ceri v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's motion to reopen removal proceedings, the petition is held in abeyance and the matter is...

Rosario v. Holder

Administrative Law, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of the BIA's denial of petitioner's application for cancellation of removal as an abused spouse under the amended Immigration...

Estate of Paulette Hamilton v. City of N.Y.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
In a Title VII employment discrimination action, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed in part where: 1) plaintiff could not introduce evidence...

US v. Andino

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for conspiring to distribute or possess with intent to distribute cocaine is affirmed where the government was required to show...

Third Church of Christ, Scientist, of N.Y. v. City of N.Y.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting New York City from restricting a church's use of its facility for private, catered events...

US v. Capers

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
In a prosecution for mail theft, the district court's order suppressing inculpatory statements made by defendant while in custody is affirmed where...