United States Second Circuit - Opinion Summaries

Kassim v. City of Schenectady

Attorney's Fees
A district judge's authority to reduce the fee awarded to a prevailing plaintiff below the lodestar by reason of the plaintiff's "partial or limited...

Morenz v. Wilson-Coker

Elder Law, Family Law, Government Benefits
Plaintiff cannot be found ineligible for Medicaid on account of his and his spouse's combined assets since he had effected a valid assignment of...

In re: WTC Disaster Site

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Injury & Tort Law
The Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act preempts plaintiffs' state-law respiratory injury claims suffered in the aftermath of the...

US v. Agudelo

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant sentence for drug convictions is remanded for further proceedings in conformity with US v. Booker, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005).

Fin. One Pub. Co. v. Lehman Bros.

Corporation & Enterprise Law, International Law
Section 341 of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code establishes an unambiguous right to setoff mutual obligations against one another.

US v. Perez

Criminal Law and Procedure

Wachovia Bank v. Burke

Banking Law, Constitutional Law
Federal law preempts state regulation of an operating subsidiary of a national bank to the same extent that it preempts regulation of the parent...

US v. Rowe

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Defendant's sentence for a child pornography conviction is vacated and remanded pursuant to US v. Pabon-Cruz, 391 F.3d 86 (2d Cir. 2004).

Tindall v. Poultney High Sch. Dist.

Civil Procedure, Family Law, Juvenile Law
A parent not admitted to the bar cannot bring an action pro se in federal court on behalf of his or her child.

Wilson v. McGinnis

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Denial of plaintiff's writ of habeas corpus is affirmed over his claim that the district court failed to advise him at the time of his guilty plea...