United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Contino v. United States

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In proceedings arising from a denial of petitioner's 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion to vacate his guilty plea and sentence, government's motion to...

American National Theatre & Academy v. American National Theatre Inc.

Entertainment Law, Tax-exempt Organizations
Denial of plaintiff-non-profit organization's motion to enjoin defendant organization from using a similar name is affirmed where 36 U.S.C. Section...

US v. Ogman

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base is affirmed where: 1) the...

US v. Torres

Criminal Law & Procedure
A conviction pursuant to a guilty plea to being a felon in possession of a firearm is affirmed where: 1) the district court did not abuse its...

Rivkin v. Century 21 Teran Realty LLC

Contracts, Property Law & Real Estate
In a real estate matter, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where defendants, acting as buyer's agents, did not breach a fiduciary duty to...

Passi v. Mukasey

Immigration Law
In an immigration matter, petition for review of a denial of petitioner's application for asylum is granted and the case is remanded where the BIA...

US v. Waker

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
A conviction pursuant to a plea to possession by a felon of ammunition shipped in interstate commerce is affirmed over a challenge to a denial of a...

Williams v. Town of Greenburgh

Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In an action under 42 U.S.C. section 1983, judgment dismissing plaintiff's claims against defendant-town and two municipal officers is affirmed where:...

Llanos-Fernandez v. Mukasey

Civil Procedure, Immigration Law
Petition for review of a denial of minor petitioner's motion to reopen his removal proceedings and rescind his in abstentia order is granted where...

Bondi v. Capital & Fin. Asset Mgmt. S.A.

Bankruptcy Law, Civil Procedure, Class Actions, International Law, Securities Law
Denial of motion by debtor in foreign bankruptcy proceedings to enjoin actions brought against it in the United States is affirmed where the district...