- Posted: July 12, 2023 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Thomas A. Kissane, John MooreAttempt to Block Unseal Names of Suretors Denied, Jurisdiction Under CAFA and Windfarm Construction
This column reports on several significant decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. District Judge Joanna Seybert rejected Congressman George Santos’s attempt to prevent unsealing the names of the suretors of a bond securing his release. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall declined to exercise jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act. And Judge Frederic Block denied a preliminary injunction motion that sought to halt construction on a windfarm off Montauk. Read More
- Posted: June 8, 2023 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Samuel L. Butt, Motion to Compel Arbitration, Motion in Limine Under Rule 404(b) and Writ of Habeas Corpus
This column reports on several significant decisions from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Hector Gonzalez denied a motion to compel arbitration. Judge Joanna Seybert granted in part and denied in part a criminal defendant’s motion in limine under Rule 404(b) to exclude evidence. And Judge Raymond J. Dearie denied an application for a writ of habeas corpus. Read More
- Posted: May 10, 2023 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Thomas A. Kissane, John MooreNYLL Claims Dismissed, Judicial Estoppel Denied and Compassionate Release
This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall dismissed the plaintiff’s New York Labor Law claims against the Great Neck Park District. Read More
- Posted: March 9, 2023 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Thomas A. Kissane, John MooreSection 1983 Claim, Motion for Protective Order and Electoral Abuses on Social Media
This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Edward R. Korman permitted a Section 1983 claim for prolonged detention to proceed against two Greenwich police officers. Read More
- Posted: February 10, 2023 / NYLJ Eastern District Roundup
Written by: Samuel L. Butt, Lack of Jurisdiction, Rulings Concerning ‘Crime of Violence’
This column reports on several significant representative decisions handed down recently in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Judge Rachel P. Kovner granted a motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because claims were not brought under the Administrative Procedures Act (APA). Read More
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