United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Sun v. US Dep't of Justice

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Board of Immigration Appeals erred in failing to consider whether Airborne Express's failure to...

Arenas-Yepes v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's receipt of an order to show cause, prior to the effective date of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act...

Stichting Ter Behartiging v. Schreiber

Professional Malpractice, Civil Procedure

US v. Roque

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's plea and waiver of right to appeal sentence are not subject to withdrawal or vacatur based on intervening changes in federal sentencing...

US v. Ramirez

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a drug conviction is remanded for further proceedings consistent with US v. Crosby, 397 F.3d 103 (2d Cir. 2005).

Siemon v. Emigrant Savings Bank

Bankruptcy Law

Nechis v. Oxford Health Plans, Inc.

Civil Procedure, ERISA, Labor & Employment Law
Dismissal of plaintiff's ERISA claims, which alleged breach of fiduciary duty and disclosure obligations, is affirmed where the district court...

Bryant v. Britt

Civil Procedure, Attorney's Fees, Injury and Tort Law

Jute v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
An employee who is named as a voluntary witness in a Title VII suit, but who is never called on to testify, is protected under Title VII's...

US v. Ramirez

Criminal Law & Procedure
Defendants' convictions for visa fraud and mail fraud are vacated where venue was improper.