Phillips v. Audio Active Ltd., 494 F.3d 378 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 378 (2007) Peter PHILLIPS, professionally known as Pete Rock, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AUDIO ACTIVE LIMITED, trading as Barely Breaking Even, Studio Distribution and Sandbox Automatic, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, HipHopSite.com, Defendant. Docket No. 05-7017-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued October 26, 2006.Decided July 24, 2007.*381 Paul A. Chin, Law Offices of Paul A. Chin, […]

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Zellner v. Summerlin, 494 F.3d 344 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 344 (2007) John Robert ZELLNER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert G. SUMMERLIN, Trooper, and Major Weber, Defendants-Appellees, State of New York, New York State Police Department, and John Does 1-10, Defendants. No. 05-6309-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 23, 2007.Decided: July 20, 2007.348*348 Scott A. Korenbaum, New York, New York (Frederick K. […]

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Shi Liang Lin v. United States Dept. of Justice, 494 F.3d 296 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 296 (2007) SHI LIANG LIN, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE; Attorney General Gonzales, Respondents; Zhen Hua Dong, Petitioner, v. United States Department of Justice; Attorney General Gonzales, Respondents; Xian Zou, Petitioner, v. Attorney General Gonzales, Respondent. Docket Nos. 02-4611-ag, 02-4629-ag, 03-40837-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued: March 7, 2007.Decided: July […]

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Manzur v. United States Dept. of Homeland Sec., 494 F.3d 281 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 281 (2007) Rana Yasmeen MANZUR, Zoheb Manzur, Shafqat Muhammed Manzur, and Rubana Manzur, Petitioners, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, Respondent. Docket Nos. 03-40052-ag(L), 03-40054-ag(con), 03-40056-ag(con), 03-40058-ag(con).United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: January 26, 2007.Decided: July 16, 2007.*284 Walter H. Ruehle, Legal Aid Society, Rochester, NY, for Petitioners. John C. Truong, […]

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Chambers v. Office of Chief Counsel, 494 F.3d 274 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 274 (2007) Michelle A. CHAMBERS, Petitioner, v. OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL, Department of Homeland Security, Alberto R. Gonzales, United States Attorney General, Respondents. Docket No. 06-0804-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: April 25, 2007.Decided: July 13, 2007.Amended: July 17, 2007.*275 Victor Schurr, Pelham, NY, for Petitioner.[*] Ari Nazarov, Trial Attorney, Office […]

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Xiao Xing Ni v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 260 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 260 (2007) XIAO XING NI, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General,[*] Respondent. Docket No. 04-0042-AG.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: February 14, 2007.Decided: July 12, 2007.*261 Joan Xie, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Kelly A. Zusman, Assistant United States Attorney (Kenneth C. Bauman, on the brief), for Karin J. Immergut, United […]

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Khan v. U.S. Dept. of Justice, 494 F.3d 255 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 255 (2007) Tahir Ali KHAN, Petitioner, v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, Respondents. Docket No. 06-2995-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: June 29, 2007.Decided: July 10, 2007.*256 Khagendra Gharti Chhetry, Chhetry & Associates, P.C., New York, NY, for Petitioner. E. Bryan Wilson, Assistant United States Attorney (Gregory […]

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Husain v. Springer, 494 F.3d 108 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 108 (2007) Sarah HUSAIN, William Wharton, Devon Blinth, Colleen McGraham, Jeff McGraham, Kathleen McHugh, Marc J. Peseau, Neil Schuldiner, and Kasadore Ramkisson, Plaintiffs-Appellants, Manjula Wijerama, Morgan Healy, Diane Issac, James Murphy, Michael J. Perrine, Joanne Gallo, Desmond Figueroa, and John Pae, Plaintiffs, Iman El-Sayed and Renee Marhong, Intervenors-Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Marlene SPRINGER, Carol Jackson, […]

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Rivkin v. Century 21 Teran Realty LLC, 494 F.3d 99 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 99 (2007) Oleg RIVKIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CENTURY 21 TERAN REALTY LLC, Andrew Peck, Chloe Dresser and Joshua Luborsky, Defendants-Appellees, Susan Martin and Robert Martin, Defendants. No. 05-6566-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: March 27, 2007.Decided: July 12, 2007.*100 Counsel: Robert J. Tolchin, New York, NY, for Plaintiff-Appellant. Stephen H. Volkheimer, Hiscock […]

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State Employees Bargaining Agent Coalition v. Rowland (2007) 494 F.3d 71 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 71 (2007) STATE EMPLOYEES BARGAINING AGENT COALITION, individually, and on behalf of all its members, American Federation of School Administration, Local 61, AFL-CIO, Connecticut Association of Prosecutors, Protective Service Coalition, IAFF, AFL-CIO, Judicial Marshals, International Brotherhood of Police Officers, National Association of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, Connecticut State Police Union, Congress of Connecticut Community […]

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Perez Suriel de Batista v. Gonzales, 494 F.3d 67 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 67 (2007) Damalis PEREZ SURIEL DE BATISTA, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES,[1] Respondent. Docket No. 06-3717-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: June 21, 2007.Decided: July 10, 2007.William H. Humble, Wilens & Baker, P.C. (Howard L. Baker, on the brief), New York, NY, for Petitioner. James E. Grimes, Senior Litigation Counsel, Office of […]

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Otal Investments Ltd v. M.V. Clary, 494 F.3d 40 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 40 (2007) OTAL INVESTMENTS LIMITED, as Owner of the M/V Kariba, for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Plaintiff-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant, United Services Automobile Association, ASI Auto Shipment GmbH, Ted L. Rausch Co., Charles Broomfield, Morgan Moon, Patricia York, Augusta Assicurazioni S.p.A., CHN Italia S.p.A., CNH Trade N.V., New Holland North, Inc., Fedex Trade Networks […]

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Wisniewski v. Board of Edu. of Weedsport Cent. School Dist., 494 F.3d 34 (2d Cir. 2007)

494 F.3d 34 (2007) Martin WISNIEWSKI and Annette Wisniewski, on behalf of their son Aaron Wisniewski, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT and Richard Mabbett, Superintendent of Schools, Defendants-Appellees. Docket No. 06-3394-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Heard: April 17, 2007.Decided: July 5, 2007.*35 Stephen Ciotoli, Fayetteville, N.Y. (Dennis […]

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United States v. Sabhnani, 493 F.3d 63 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 63 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mahender Murlidhar SABHNANI, Varsha Mahender Sabhnani, Defendants-Appellants. Docket No. 07-2567-cr.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: June 26, 2007.Decided: July 6, 2007.*64 Counsel: Susan C. Wolfe, Hoffman & Pollok LLP (Jeffrey C. Hoffman, on the brief), New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Varsha Mahender Sabhnani. […]

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United States v. Kilkenny, 493 F.3d 122 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 122 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Patrick J. KILKENNY, Defendant-Appellant. Docket No. 05-6847-CR.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted October 27, 2006.Decided July 5, 2007.*123 Counsel: Terence L. Kindlon, Kindlon and Shanks, P.C., Albany, NY, filed a brief for Defendant-Appellant. Sara M. Lord, Assistant United States Attorney, Albany, N.Y. (Glenn […]

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Thyroff v. Nationwide Mutual Ins. Co., 493 F.3d 109 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 109 (2007) Louis E. THYROFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Nationwide Life Ins., Nationwide General Insurance Company, Nationwide Property and Casualty Company, Nationwide Variable Life Insurance and Colonial Insurance Company of Wisconsin, Defendants-Appellees. Docket No. 05-4005-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: April 11, 2006.Decided: June […]

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Rosenberg v. Metlife, Inc., 493 F.3d 290 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 290 (2007) Chaskie J. ROSENBERG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. METLIFE, INC., Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Docket No. 05-4363-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: April 21, 2006.Decided: June 14, 2007.Counsel: Maurice W. Heller (Jacob W. Heller and Allen M. Eisenberg, on the brief), Heller Horowitz & Feit, P.C., New […]

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Price v. J&H Marsh & McLennan, Inc., 493 F.3d 55 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 55 (2007) Andrew N. PRICE, E. James Drollette, John A. Sullivan, Jr., Anthony Von Elbe, Champlain Enterprises, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. J & H MARSH & McLENNAN, INC., Defendant-Third-Party-Plaintiff-Appellant. Docket No. 07-0651-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Submitted: May 15, 2007.Decided: July 6, 2007.*56 Counsel: Jonathan P. Wolfert, Kaplan, Thomashower & Landau LLP, […]

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Indus. Risk Insurers v. Port Authority of NY and NJ, 493 F.3d 283 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 283 (2007) INDUSTRIAL RISK INSURERS, as subrogee of Silverstein Properties, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The PORT AUTHORITY OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., formerly known as Salomon Smith Barney, Inc., and Citigroup, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, Silverstein Properties, Inc. and 7 World Trade Company, L.P., and AMEC Construction Management, Inc., Amicus […]

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ATSI Communications, Inc. v. Shaar Fund, Ltd., 493 F.3d 87 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 87 (2007) ATSI COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. The SHAAR FUND, LTD., Shaar Advisory Services, N.V., RGC International Investors, LDC, Rose Glen Capital Management, L.P., Corporate Capital Management, InterCaribbean Services Ltd., Citco Fund Svcs., Luc Hollman, Sam Levinson, Hugo Van Neutegem, Declan Quilligan, Wayne Bloch, Gary Kaminsky, Steve Katznelson, Trimark Securities, […]

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Arbor Hill Concerned Citizens Neighborhood Ass’n v. County of Albany, 493 F.3d 110 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 110 (2007) ARBOR HILL CONCERNED CITIZENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, Albany County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Aaron Mair, Maryam Mair, and Mildred Chang, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. COUNTY OF ALBANY and Albany County Board of Elections, Defendants-Appellees, and The Republican Caucus of the Albany County Legislature, Intervenors. Docket No. 06-0086-cv.United […]

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In re Applied Theory Corp., 493 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 2007)

493 F.3d 82 (2007) In re APPLIEDTHEORY CORPORATION, Debtor AppliedTheory Corporation, Debtor, Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors of AppliedTheory Corporation, Appellant, v. Halifax Fund, L.P., Palladin Partners I, L.P., Palladin Overseas Fund Ltd., Hatteras Partners, L.P., “filing For” DeAm Convertible Arbitrage Fund, Ltd., Spectrum Investments Partners, LP, Elliott International, L.P., Elliott Associates, L.P., Appellees. Docket […]

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Wright v. NY State Dept. of Corrections and Comm. Supervision (2d Cir., 7/29/16) [SLIP COPY]

NATHANIEL WRIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND COMMUNITY SUPERVISION, ANTHONY ANNUCCI, Acting Commissioner of Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, CHARLES KELLY, JR., Superintendent; Marcy Correctional Facility, Defendants-Appellees.* Docket No. 15-3168-cv UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT August Term, 2015 Argued: February 18, 2016 July 29, 2016 Before: […]

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Chen v. Gonzales, 492 F.3d 153 (2d Cir. 2007)

492 F.3d 153 (2007) ZHAO QUAN CHEN, Petitioner, v. Alberto GONZALES, Attorney General[*], Respondent. Docket No. 04-1389-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: June 15, 2007.Decided: June 25, 2007.*154 Norman Kwai Wing Wong, New York, NY, for Petitioner. Michael J. Edney, United States Department of Justice, Office of Legal Counsel (Fred T. Hinrichs, Assistant […]

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Applied Indus Materials Corp. v. Ovalar, 492 F.3d 132 (2d Cir. 2007)

492 F.3d 132 (2007) APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MATERIALS CORP., Petitioner-Appellant, v. OVALAR MAKINE TICARET VE SANAYI, A.S. and Ural Ataman, his wholly owned or partially owned subsidiaries, Respondents-Appellees. Docket No. 06-3297-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Argued: April 18, 2007.Decided: July 9, 2007.*134 Daniel Goldman (Jonathan Choa, on the brief), Paul Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, […]

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United States v. Martignon, 492 F.3d 140 (2d Cir. 2007)

492 F.3d 140 (2007) UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Jean MARTIGNON, Defendant-Appellee. Docket No. 04-5649-cr.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued: July 12, 2005.Decided: June 13, 2007.Samidh Guha, Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New *141 York (David N. Kelley, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter […]

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Hofe v. United States, 492 F.3d 175 (2d Cir. 2007)

492 F.3d 175 (2007) Harold E. VON HOFE, Kathleen M. von Hofe, Claimant-Appellants, Property, Parcel of, 32 Medley Lane, Branford, CT Defendant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee. No. 05-2969-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued: March 13, 2007.Decided: June 27, 2007.*178 Jonathan Einhorn, New Haven, Connecticut, for Claimant-Appellants. David X. Sullivan, Assistant United States […]

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Mizrahi v. Gonzales, 492 F.3d 156 (2d Cir. 2007)

492 F.3d 156 (2007) Alon MIZRAHI, Petitioner, v. Alberto R. GONZALES,[*] Attorney General, Respondent. No. 05-0010-ag.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued: March 30, 2006.Decided: June 27, 2007.Sarita Kedia (Julie R. Jones, on the brief), Law Offices of Sarita Kedia, New York, NY, for Petitioner. David S. Rubenstein, Assistant United States Attorney (Ramon E. Reyes, […]

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Bronx Household of Faith v. Board of Edu. of City of N.Y., 492 F.3d 89 (2d Cir. 2007)

492 F.3d 89 (2007) The BRONX HOUSEHOLD OF FAITH, Robert Hall, and Jack Roberts, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF the CITY OF NEW YORK and Community School District No. 10, Defendants-Appellants. Docket No. 06-0725-cv.United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.Argued: September 28, 2006.Decided: July 2, 2007.*90 Counsel David A. Cortman, Alliance Defense Fund, Lawrenceville, […]

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