U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2018

Decisions

• 2018-12-20UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Azibo AQUART, AKA D., AKA Dreddy, AKA Jumbo, AKA Azibo Smith, AKA Azibo Siwatu Jahi Smith, Defendant-Appellant, Azikiwe Aquart, AKA Zee, Nathaniel Grant, AKA Correctional Officer Stone, Efrain Johnson, Defendants., 912 F.3d 1
• 2018-12-20ALLIANCE FOR OPEN SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL, INC., Open Society Institute, Pathfinder International Inc., Global Health Council, and Interaction, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Mark Green, in His Official Capacity as Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, Robert R. Redfield, in His Official Capacity as Director of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and His Successors, Alex M. Azar II, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, and His Successors, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and United States Department of Health and Human Services, Defendants-Appellants., 911 F.3d 104
• 2018-12-19U.S. OIL TRADING LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M/V VIENNA EXPRESS, her tackle, boilers, apparel, furniture, engines, appurtenances, etc., in rem, M/V SOFIA EXPRESS, her tackle, boilers, apparel, furniture, engines, appurtenances, etc., in rem, Defendants-Appellees, Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, as claimant to the in rem defendant M/V VIENNA EXPRESS, Third-Party-Plaintiff-Counter-Claimant-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC, Counter-Defendant-Third-Party-Cross-Defendant-Appellant, Ing Bank N.V., Third-Party-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee, O.W. Bunker Germany GMBH, Third-Party-Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, O.W. Bunker & Trading A/S, Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, a division or arm of Credit Agricole S.A., Third-Party-Defendants. Hapag-Lloyd Aktiengesellschaft, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. U.S. Oil Trading LLC, Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Appellant, O.W. Bunker Germany GMBH, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, Ing Bank N.V., Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, O.W. Bunker & Trading A/S, Credit Agricole S.A., O.W. Bunker USA, Inc., Credit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, Defendants., 911 F.3d 652
• 2018-12-19CLEARLAKE SHIPPING PTE LTD., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee, v. NUSTAR ENERGY SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Cross-Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellant, ING Bank N.V., Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Cross-Claimant-Cross-Defendant-Appellee, O.W. Bunker (Switzerland) SA, O.W. Bunker USA, Inc., O.W. Bunker North America, Inc., O.W. Bunker Holding North America Inc., Defendants., 911 F.3d 646
• 2018-12-19HIGH POINT DESIGN, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LM INSURANCE CORPORATION, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Liberty Insurance Corporation, Defendants-Appellants., 911 F.3d 89
• 2018-12-17MD Titumir ALOM, Petitioner, v. Matthew G. WHITAKER, Acting United States Attorney General, Respondent., 910 F.3d 708
• 2018-12-17SIERRA CLUB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CON-STRUX, LLC, Defendant-Appellee, Marc Bretz, Defendant., 911 F.3d 85
• 2018-12-14M.E.S., INC., M.C.E.S., Inc., and George Makhoul, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, S.A. Comunale Co. Inc., Ronald Goetsch, David Pikulin, and Caryn Mohan-Maxfield, Defendants-Appellees., 910 F.3d 705
• 2018-12-14James BENENSON, Jr. and Sharen Benenson, Petitioners-Appellants, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent-Appellee., 910 F.3d 690
• 2018-12-13UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Tolga Safer YILMAZ, Defendant-Appellant., 910 F.3d 686
• 2018-12-12Robert TESTA, an Individual, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Lawrence BECKER, as Plan Administrator of the Xerox Corporation Retirement Income Guarantee Plan, Xerox Corporation Retirement Income Guarantee Plan, an Employee Pension Benefit Plan, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees., 910 F.3d 677
• 2018-12-12UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Allen M. YOUNG, Defendant-Appellant., 910 F.3d 665
• 2018-12-12CAPITOL RECORDS, LLC, Capitol Christian Music Group, Inc., Virgin Records IR Holdings, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. REDIGI INC., John Ossenmacher, Larry Rudolph, AKA Lawrence S. Rogel, Defendants-Appellants., 910 F.3d 649
• 2018-12-12ASSOCIATION OF CAR WASH OWNERS INC., Zoom Car Spa, LLC, and Five Star Hand Wash LLC, Plaintiffs-Appellees-Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK and Lorelei Salas, in Her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, Defendants-Appellants-Cross-Appellees., 911 F.3d 74
• 2018-12-11SUNG CHO, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Nagle Washrite LLC, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, David Diaz, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Jameelah El-shabazz, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, Mayor Bill De Blasio, in His Official Capacity as Mayor of the City of New York, New York City Police Department, Police Commissioner James P. O'Neill, in His Official Capacity as New York City Police Commissioner, New York City Law Department, Zachary W. Carter, in His Official Capacity as Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, Defendants-Appellees., 910 F.3d 639
• 2018-12-11Kristen MANTIKAS, Kristin Burns, and Linda Castle, Individually and on Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. KELLOGG COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee., 910 F.3d 633
• 2018-12-10Larry W. JANDER, and All Other Individuals Similarly Situated, Richard J. Waksman, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. RETIREMENT PLANS COMMITTEE OF IBM, Richard Carroll, Robert Weber, Martin Schroeter, Defendants-Appellees, International Business Machines Corporation, Defendant., 910 F.3d 620
• 2018-12-10DIVISION 1181 A.T.U.-NEW YORK EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND, BY its Trustees Michael CORDIELLO and Stanley Brettschneider, Board of Trustees, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellants, Michael Cordiello, its Trustees, Stanley Brettschneider, Plaintiffs-Counter-Defendants, v. CITY OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Counter-Claimant-Appellee, Jean Claude Calixte, Thomas Jemmott, James Hedge, Neil Strahl, Domenic Gatto, Andrew Brettschneider, Counter-Defendants., 910 F.3d 608
• 2018-12-10UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jose Beltran GUERRERO, Defendant-Appellant., 910 F.3d 72
• 2018-12-07Audley MUSCHETTE, ON BEHALF OF A.M., and Judith Muschette, on Behalf of A.M., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Paul W. GIONFRIDDO, in His Individual and Official Capacities, Defendant-Appellant, Town of West Hartford, American School for the Deaf, Christopher Lyth, in His Individual and Official Capacities, Chris Hammond, in His Individual and Official Capacities, John Doe, in His Individual and Official Capacities, and Elwin Espinosa, in His Individual and Official Capacities, Defendants., 910 F.3d 65
• 2018-12-06UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Francis Patino VINAS, Defendant-Appellant, 910 F.3d 52
• 2018-12-06John GORMAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RENSSELAER COUNTY, Anthony Patricelli, Undersheriff Patrick Russo, Sheriff Jack Mahar, County Human Resources Manager Tom Hendry, County Executive Kathleen Jimino, Defendants-Appellees, William McIntyre, Public Safety Psychology PLLC, Defendants., 910 F.3d 40
• 2018-12-06UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Emanuel L. LUTCHMAN, Defendant-Appellant., 910 F.3d 33
• 2018-12-04UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. William T. WALTERS, Defendant-Appellant, Thomas C. Davis, Defendant., 910 F.3d 11
• 2018-11-28GENERAL RE LIFE CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Cross-Defendant-Appellant, v. LINCOLN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Cross-Claimant-Appellee., 909 F.3d 544
• 2018-11-27RADHA GEISMANN, M.D., P.C., Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ZOCDOC, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee, John Does 1-10, Defendants., 909 F.3d 534
• 2018-11-27SLEEPY'S LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SELECT COMFORT WHOLESALE CORP., Select Comfort Retail Corp., Select Comfort Corp., Defendants-Appellees., 909 F.3d 519
• 2018-11-15Blair GARNER, Petitioner-Appellee, v. William LEE, as Superintendent of Greenhaven Correctional Facility, Respondent-Appellant., 908 F.3d 845
• 2018-11-14John WILSON, Charles Still, Terrance Stubbs, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. DYNATONE PUBLISHING COMPANY, UMG Recordings, Inc., Unichappell Music, Inc., Defendants-Appellees., 908 F.3d 843
• 2018-11-07David LANNING Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF GLENS FALLS, Glens Falls Police Department, Ryan Ashe, in His Official and Individual Capacities, County of Warren, Warren County Sheriff's Department, Warren County District Attorney's Office, Kevin Conine, Jr., in His Official and Individual Capacities, Defendants-Appellees., 908 F.3d 19
• 2018-11-05UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Sean STEWART, Defendant-Appellant, Richard Cunniffe, Robert Stewart, aka Bob, Defendants., 907 F.3d 677
• 2018-11-05UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Mikhail ZEMLYANSKY, Defendant-Appellant., 908 F.3d 1
• 2018-10-26UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Jesse SAWYER, Defendant-Appellant., 907 F.3d 121
• 2018-10-16Francisco ILLARRAMENDI, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee., 906 F.3d 268
• 2018-10-16TEAMSTERS LOCAL 404 HEALTH SERVICES & INSURANCE PLAN, Petitioner-Appellee, v. KING PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc., Pfizer, Inc., Respondents-Appellants., 906 F.3d 260
• 2018-10-10RONNIE VAN ZANT, INC., Gary R. Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, Barbara Houston, as the Trustee of the Allen Collins Trust, Alicia Rapp, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Steven Gaines, Corinna Gaines Biemiller, as the Personal Representative of the Estate of Steven Gaines, Plaintiffs - Appellees, v. CLEOPATRA RECORDS, INC, Cleopatra Films, a division of Cleopatra Records, Inc, Defendants - Appellants, 906 F.3d 253
• 2018-10-10UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Igor KATSMAN, Defendant-Appellant., 905 F.3d 672
• 2018-10-09UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Charles DEMOTT Jr., Rosario Gambuzza, and Ernest Snell, Defendants-Appellants., 906 F.3d 231
• 2018-10-04UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bekim FISEKU, Defendant-Appellant, Sefedin Jajaga, Defendant., 915 F.3d 863
• 2018-10-04UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Bekim FISEKU, Defendant-Appellant, Sefedin Jajaga, Defendant., 906 F.3d 65
• 2018-10-02Terry KLEIN, derivatively ON BEHALF OF QLIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. QLIK TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Defendant-Appellant, v. Cadian Capital Management, LP, Cadian Fund LP, Cadian Master Fund LP, Cadian Gp, LLC, Cadian Capital Management Gp, LLC, Eric Bannasch, Defendants-Appellees., 906 F.3d 215
• 2018-10-01Valentin TAPIA, Romulo Ricano Balderas, Eufemia Castillo, individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. BLCH 3RD AVE LLC, dba Brick Lane Curry House, Ajit Bains, Satinder Sharma, Defendants-Appellees., 906 F.3d 58
• 2018-09-27COALITION FOR COMPETITIVE ELECTRICITY, DYNERGY INC., Eastern Generation, LLC, Electric Power Supply Association, NRG Energy, Inc., Roseton Generating LLC, Selkirk Cogen Partners, L.P., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Audrey ZIBELMAN, in her Official Capacity as Chair of the New York Public Service Commission, Patricia L. Acampora, in her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the New York Public Service Commission, Gregg C. Sayre, in his Official Capacity as Chair of the New York Public Service Commission Diane X. Burman, in her Official Capacity as Commissioner of the New York Public Service Commission, Defendants-Appellees, Exelon Corp., R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant LLC, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station LLC, Intervenor-Defendants-Appellees., 906 F.3d 41
• 2018-09-26ESTATE OF Andrew J. MCKELVEY, Deceased, Bradford G. Peters, Executor, Petitioner - Appellee, v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent - Appellant., 906 F.3d 26
• 2018-09-26PANGEA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John R. LAKIAN, Respondent-Appellee, Andrea Lakian, Intervenor-Appellee., 906 F.3d 1
• 2018-09-26UNITED STATES of America, Appellant, v. Brian HOSKINS, Defendant-Appellee., 905 F.3d 97
• 2018-09-25UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant - Appellant-Cross-Appellee, v. CLEARWATER INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Counter-Claimant - Appellee-Cross-Appellant., 906 F.3d 12
• 2018-09-20UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Ludwig Criss Zelaya ROMERO, Mario Guillermo Mejia Vargas, Juan Manuel Avila Meza, Carlos Jose Zavala Velasquez, Victor Oswaldo Lopez Flores, Jorge Alfredo Cruz Chavez, Carlos Alberto Valladares Zuniga, Defendants, Fabio Porfirio Lobo, aka Fabio Porfirio Lobo Lobo, aka Fabio Lobo, Defendant-Appellant., 904 F.3d 238
• 2018-09-19HARTFORD ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESAN CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee., 905 F.3d 84
• 2018-09-19Kevin FLOOD, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Abigail Wiltz, Yalontya Simmons, William Proctor, Victor Green, Akil Matas, Andrew Gugino, Andrew Williams, Bernard Becker, Brendan O'Malley, Chedeline Decius, Cheryl Root, Christopher Stringham, Aesha Johnson, Alibin Drayton, Conrad Campbell, Bryan Poppenger, Daryl Post, David Saroff, Michael A. Johnson, Christine Burns, Donette Kingston, Dwight Forbes, Fantasia Clark, Chunsey Bramlett, Floyd Mayo, Heidi Miner, Howard Heard, Jr., Jacob Oyebamiji, James Baker, III, James Fralix, Jason Darden, Jason Russell, Jaymie Carpenter, Jean Phanor, Jermain Alberga, Jordan Mitchell, Joseph Danial, Joseph Bobb, Jr., Joseph Fiato, Justin Nunez, Karin Calhoun, Kenneth Hoffman, Luke Biggins, Mari-Louise Merkwa, Mary Jo Carroll, Michael Slish, Milandro Genciana, Nathan Adams, Neil Telesford, Nicholas Barbato, Omar Niasse, Printa Dorrough, Robert DeProspero, Roxanne Knox, Runey Mah, Ryan McManus, Sasiya Davis, Shane Mennig, Sue Prom, Tamarah Teague, Tavaras Richardson, Theresa Brex, Tochukwu Ezeagwuna, Tommy Haywood, Corey Brewer, Edwin M. Rivera, Jr., Husein Robinson, Jenery Gonzalez, Tystfyr Butler, Adrian Mapp, Akilah Chander, Albertina Winstead, Anthony Thompson, Bernard Uleano, Brian Mahon, Bryan K. Smith, Jr., Carlos De Los Santos, Carlos Hodgson, Carrie Ann Kust, Chad Simmons, Christine Jones, Danay Walker, Danzale Elston, Daryl Gilliam, David Pragel, Davon Bates, Demetrie Brown, Dorcas Rosa, Gaius Dipigney, Garrick Avera, Gerard Jefferson, Gina Difilippi, Gregory Brainard, Gregory Maturano, Gregory Mitchell, Horace Francis, Jessyca Berroa, Johnny Oliver, Jonathan Eberlein, Jonathan Ross, Jordan Urbanski, Keith MacDonald, Kenneth Johnson, Khalid Hamideh, La'Trice T. Purdie, Marcell Eccles, Marisol Tavares, Martin Enders, Matthew Morales, Michael Pierre, Milton Flood, Nasiba Baimatowa, Norman Johnson, Oskar Rodriguez, Patrick Ruda, Raheem Reddick, Raymond Brown, Rocio Velazquez, Russell Martina, Terrance Hardy, Tymont Patton, William Porter, Brabim Hamal, Byron Respress, Darius Forrest, Elizabeth Marie Terry, Ingrid Cotterell Ingram, Jariemelle Rivera, Alex Mothersell, Alexander Caiello, Brandon Means, Dayquan Johnson, Jaion Hyman, Jennifer Zelaski, Roberto Flores, Trudy Nunan Hobaichan, Victoria Green, Ahmad Amin, Ashley Wolfe, Cortez Cross, Crystal White, Daquan Foster, Demetrius Harvin, Denise Lennon, Emmanuella Pierre-Toussaint, John Kornichak, John Monahan, Juan Lopez, Khaldwn El-Fares, Krisha Prunier, Lisa Chin, Lucinda Kaptur, Michael Kirchmyer, Monte'well Godley, Nathaniel Bray, Sherman Walker, Stephen Marconi, Tamea Dixon, Tientcheu Lambert, Waylon Stewart, Ahmad Davis, Chantale Durand, Dilan Michael Bond, Margaret Ofikwu, Ronald William, Dante Gutierrez, Gary Schueler, Joshua Vincent, Scott Williams, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. JUST ENERGY MARKETING CORP., Just Energy New York Corp., Just Energy Group Inc., Defendants-Appellees., 904 F.3d 219