United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Belot v. Burge

Civil Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Denial of habeas petition challenging New York State conviction for criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree is affirmed over claim that...

Hemstreet v. Greiner

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus
Grant of habeas petition despite potentially exculpatory witness's recantation is reversed as petitioner failed to establish that the state court's...

Chhetry v. US Dep't of Justice

Immigration Law
Denial of motion to reopen is vacated as the BIA exceeds its allowable discretion when, in denying a motion to reopen based solely on facts of which...

Nwogu v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of a motion for the BIA to reconsider its decision dismissing petitioner's untimely appeal from the IJ's removal order,...

Wray v. City of New York

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure
In civil rights action brought after plaintiff prevailed in his habeas proceedings and avoided retrial on armed robbery charges, denial of defendants'...

Colaianni v. INS

Immigration Law
Petition for review challenging denial of petitioner's claim that he is a U.S. citizen and therefore not subject to removal is denied as: 1)...

Thyroff v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Cyberspace Law, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of conversaion claim and grant of summary judgment on breach of contract claim is vacated as New York recognizes a claim of conversion is...

Iqbal v. Hasty

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
In case raising issues regarding the defense of qualified immunity for government officials in the aftermath of the events of 9/11, denial of motions...

Fong Chen v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
In case involving one-child policy in Changle City, in the Fujian Province of the People's Republic of China, and forced sterilization after birth of...

Rosenberg v. Metlife, Inc.

Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
Summary judgment for defendants on plaintiff-s libel claim is affirmed over claim that the district court erred in holding that under New York law,...