United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

US v. Valdez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a wire fraud conviction is remanded to the district court for it to consider resentencing pursuant to US v. Crosby, 397 F.3d...

US v. Santos

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendants' Hobbs Act robbery convictions are reversed where the district court committed Confrontation Clause error by admitting a post arrest...

Twombly v. Bell Atl. Corp.

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Evidence, Public Utilities
Dismissal of plaintiff-consumers' putative class action, alleging local telephone and high-speed Internet service conspiracies, is vacated and...

Rabbi Jacob Joseph Sch. v. Province of Mendoza

Civil Procedure
Plaintiff's appeal is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the district court's dismissal order is not final within the meaning of 28 U.S.C....

Holeman v. City of New London

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law
In a section 1983 action alleging Fourth Amendment rights violations, defendants-police officers enjoy qualified immunity as to their conduct during...

Arculeo v. On-Site Sales

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's suit, alleging prohibited sex-based discrimination in employment, is affirmed where defendant does not meet the...

Lucaj v. Gonzales

Immigration Law

Williams v. Comstock

Civil Rights, Injury and Tort Law, Criminal Law and Procedure

Braham v. Armstrong

Civil Rights, Criminal Law & Procedure, Injury & Tort Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's claims against prison officials, for failure to exhaust administrative remedies, is vacated and remanded to determine whether...

Cerra v. Pawling Cent. Sch. Dist.

Education Law, Injury & Tort Law, Juvenile Law
Summary judgment in favor of plaintiff-parents' claims under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act (IDEA) is reversed where the district...