United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Nathel v. Comm'r. of Int'l. Rev.

Administrative Law, Tax Law
In an appeal from a decision by the tax court finding that capital contributions petitioners made to two S corporations could not be treated as...

Harris v. City of N.Y.

Civil Procedure, Civil Rights
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's order revoking his in forma pauperis status and dismissing his complaint, the order is affirmed in...

Bank of N.Y. v. First Millennium, Inc.

Banking Law, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Government Law
In an action asserting competing claims to the proceeds of a failed securitization of credit card debt, summary judgment for the Bank of New York and...

Genier v. Astrue

Administrative Law, Government Benefits, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
In plaintiff's appeal from the district court's judgment affirming the Social Security Administration's denial of benefits to plaintiff, the judgment...

Zaleski v. Burns

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law
In an action seeking an order that plaintiff's allegations -- specifically, that there was a conspiracy to deny criminal defendants their...

Katel LLC v. AT&T Corp.

Commercial Law, Communications Law, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, International Law
In an action against AT&T alleging breach of contract, tortious interference with contractual relations, and an entitlement to fees pursuant to...

Seijas v. Repub. of Argentina

Civil Procedure, Class Actions, Government Law, International Law, Remedies, Securities Law
In a class action by holders of defaulted bonds issued by the Republic of Argentina, the district court's order of class certification is affirmed in...

US v. Harrison

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's possession with intent to distribute cocaine base conviction is affirmed where the time elapsed between the stop at issue and the arrest...

US v. Arenburg

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendant's conviction for assaulting a federal official is remanded where the district court erred by failing to revisit the issue of defendant's...

Bierenbaum v. Graham

Criminal Law & Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
In a murder prosecution, the denial of petitioner's habeas petition is affirmed where: 1) it was not unreasonable for the Appellate Division to...