With caseloads of about 800 per judge and about 2,800 new filings annually, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. is always searching for ways to move lawsuits through the system efficiently. His latest initiative is something called ...

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(This article originally appeared in The Bulletin, the official publication of the Bar Association of Erie County. It is reprinted here with permission.) Remand In Miller v. Geidel, No. 13-CV-90(MAT) (Dec. 12, 2016), plaintiffs filed a summons with notice in ...

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Rochester Institute of Technology is being sued in federal court for allegedly publishing a book of copyrighted material without permission. RIT Press, the scholarly publishing arm of the school, in 2015 published The Millennial Critic: Stanley Kauffmann on Film: 1999 ...

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Attorneys Peter Pullano and Robert Fine were honored Wednesday at the 26th annual Western District of New York Federal Court Dinner. Pullano, the managing partner at Tully Rinckey PLLC, in Rochester, received the Criminal Justice Act Award, and Robert Fine, ...

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Five attorneys who help make the words of the Constitution’s preamble come alive, as Chief Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. put it, were honored Wednesday at the 25th annual Western District of New York Federal Court dinner. Judge Geraci recognized ...

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The district judges of the Western District of New York have unanimously agreed to appoint Michael J. Roemer as a magistrate judge for the Western District of New York. Roemer will fill the seat vacated by the Hon. Hugh B. ...

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder visited the Buffalo office of the Western District of New York on Friday. He discussed a number of issues important to the safety of the Western New York community with U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul ...

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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is expected to decide Thursday whether or not to forward the nomination of Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. Her nomination was one of four the committee ...

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  Rochester attorney Elizabeth A. Wolford’s nomination for a federal judgeship is on its way to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. She was one of three people nominated for federal judgeships Thursday by President Barack Obama. Wolford is ...

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The packing has begun as Monroe County Court Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. prepares to move to the federal courthouse, where, as of January, he will be sworn in as a U.S. District Court judge for the Western District of ...

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Law enforcement efforts to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug abuse will be concentrated this weekend on limiting access to unused drugs. Dozens of drop-off sites throughout the 17-county Western District of New York will be accepting expired, unused ...

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The Senate will consider confirming several judgeships Monday, but the nomination of Monroe County District Attorney Michael C. Green is not one of them. Earlier this week, according to the Congressional Record, a unanimous consent-time agreement ...

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