United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Amore v. Novarro

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action claiming a false arrest, a denial of summary judgment based on qualified immunity is reversed where the district...

US v. Heras

Criminal Law & Procedure
In the government's appeal from the district court's grant of defendant's motion for judgment of acquittal on charges of conspiracy to possess and...

US v. 777 Greene Ave.

Asset Forfeiture, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a civil forfeiture proceeding, the motion to withdraw of defendant's counsel is denied where such a motion will not be granted unless counsel...

Jennifer Matthew Nursing & Rehab. Ctr. v. US Dept. of Health & Hum. Servs.

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In a petition for review of a ruling by the Appeals Board of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services affirming the decision of an...

Weinstein v. Islamic Repub. of Iran

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Government Law, Insurance Law, International Law, Judgement Enforcement
In proceedings involving efforts to collect on a default judgment against Iran and in favor of the family of an individual severely injured in a 1996...

Penguin Group (USA) Inc. v. Am. Buddha

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action in which the district court dismissed the action for lack of personal jurisdiction, the Second Circuit certifies...

Padmore v. Holder

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
In a petition for review of an order of the BIA vacating the decision of an Immigration Judge granting petitioner's application for cancellation of...

SEC v. Byers

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Securities Law, White Collar Crime
In nonparties' appeal from the district court's order holding that its jurisdiction in rem and its equitable powers provided it with sufficient...

McGullam v. Cedar Graphics, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
In an action alleging federal and state law claims of a sexually hostile work environment, disparate treatment, and retaliation, summary judgment for...

Urinyi v. US

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
In petitioner's motion for leave to file a "second or successive" motion to vacate his conviction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2255, the motion is...