U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Motion to Amend Futile – Statute of Limitations Thea v. Kleinhandler 14-3201 Judges Jacobs, Chin and Wolford Background: This action involves mutual wills that had provided that each of the decedent’s assets ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Timely Notice of Appeal Electronic Filing – Local Rules Franklin v. McHugh 14-4096-cv Judges Kearse, Livingston and Carney Background: The plaintiff appealed from the dismissal of his complaint for lack of subject ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Copyright – Fair Use Unauthorized Work – Original Content Keeling v. Hars 13-694-cv Judges Cabranes, Livingston and Droney Background: At issue is whether an unauthorized work that makes “fair use” of its ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Removal Proceedings Unwed Fathers – Equal Protection Morales-Santana v. Lynch 11-1252-ag Judges Lohier, Carney and Rakoff Background: The petitioner appealed from the Board of Immigration Appeals decision denying his motion to reopen ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Metadata Collection Program Transition Period – Preliminary Injunction ACLU v. Clapper 14-42 Judges Sack, Lynch and Broderick Background: Following an earlier decision wherein the Second Circuit found that the bulk telephone metadata ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Habeas Corpus – Immigration and Nationality Act Detention – Removal Proceedings Lora v. Shanahan 14-2343 Judges Kearse, Parker and Wesley Background: The government appealed from a judgment that granted the petitioner’s request ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Employment Discrimination Discriminatory Motivation Ya-Chen Chen v. City University of New York, et al. 14-1469-cv Judges Winter, Livingston and Chin Background: The plaintiff commenced an action alleging violations of Title VII of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Motion to Reconsider Timely Filing – Notice of Appeal Weitzner v. Cynosure, Inc. 14-723-cv Judges Leval, Chin and Carney Background: The plaintiffs appealed from a judgment that dismissed their complaint alleging violations ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Mail and Wire Fraud Life Insurance – Sufficiency of Evidence U.S. v. Binday, Kergil, Resnick 14-2809-cr(L) Judges Cabranes, Sack and Lynch Background: The defendants appealed from their convictions of conspiracy to commit ...

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NEW YORK — The U.S. government can keep secret various memos related to its legal justification for using drones to kill citizens suspected of terrorism overseas, a federal appeals court said in a decision unsealed Monday. The U.S. Court of ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Summary Judgement – False Arrest Excessive Force – Poorly Worded Complaint Shamir v. City of New York 14-3606 Judges Newman, Walker and Jacobs Background: The plaintiff appealed from summary judgment dismissing his ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Terrorism – Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Turnover Orders – Service of Process Harrison v. Republic of Sudan 14-121-cv Judges Lynch, Chin and Korman Background: After an explosive-laden skiff pulled up alongside the ...

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