United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Willis (Adams)

Criminal Law & Procedure
Denial of motion to dismiss indictment for violation of the Speedy Trial Act is affirmed, however, judgment arising from order denying request to...

US v. Roe

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Conviction and sentence based on guilty plea entered under cooperation agreement is vacated based on defendant's showing that, in connection with...

Handberry v. Thompson

Civil Rights, Class Actions, Criminal Law & Procedure, Education Law
Judgment in favor of inmate plaintiffs and order to defendants to provide educational and ancillary services prospectively is affirmed for those...

Garcia-Martinez vs Department of Homeland Sec.

Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition for review of denial of request for cancellation of removal, and rejection of claim of ineffective assistance of counsel is dismissed where...

Douglas v. US

Civil Rights, Consumer Protection Law, Evidence, Government Law, Tax Law
Appeal of order denying motion of financial institution customers to quash a subpoena duces tecum pursuant to the Right to Financial Privacy Act of...

Avendano-Espejo vs Department of Homeland Sec.

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Immigration Law
Petition to review is dismissed where there is no jurisdiction to review an IJ's discretionary denial of former 8 U.S.C. section 1182(c) waiver of...

Ucelo-Gomez vs Gonzales

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Immigration Law
Denial of applications for asylum and withholding of removal, based on IJ's oral decision, is vacated as there is no agency determination on the...

Bill Graham Archives, LLC. v. Dorling Kindersley Ltd.

Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property
Summary judgment in favor of defendants, on their fair use defense to copyright infringement action, is affirmed over claims that: 1) as the...

Bigio v. The Coca-Cola Co.

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law, International Law, Property Law & Real Estate
Order dismissing case based on international comity, or in the alternative, forum non conveniens, is reversed where: 1) resolution of the case by U.S....

Vargas-Sarmiento v. US Dep't Of Justice

Administrative Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law
Order of removal is upheld where first-degree manslaughter conviction in violation of N.Y. Penal Law sections 125.20(1) or (2) constitutes a crime of...