United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Marquez-Almanzar v. INS

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is denied over his claim that he cannot be removed from the United States because he qualifies as a U.S. national...

Dumas v. Kelly

Criminal Law and Procedure, Habeas Corpus

Burda Media, Inc. v. Viertel

Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure, International Law
In fraud action, denial of defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment entered against him is affirmed over his claim that service of process was...

Chen v. Gonzales

Immigration Law

US v. Martin

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for possession of child pornography is remanded for further proceedings consistent with US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

King v. Fox

Attorney's Fees, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
The question of whether a client can ratify an attorney's fee agreement during a period of continuous representation, if attorney misconduct has...

Gulf Ins. Co. v. Glasbrenner

Civil Procedure
Venue may properly lie in any judicial district in which significant events or omissions material to the plaintiff's claim have occurred.

Cross v. N.Y. City Transit Auth.

Civil Rights, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law
In an employment discrimination suit, plaintiffs have a right to recover liquidated damages from defendant-Transit Authority, for willful age...

Chen v. Gonzales

Immigration Law
Plaintiff's petition for review is granted where the Board of Immigration Appeals failed to consider important evidence supporting plaintiff's claim.

Allianz Ins. Co. v. Lerner

Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
In an insurance dispute resulting from an accident involving a leased car, defendant-lessee's insurance company breached its duty to defend since the...