6 results for 'judge:"Calabresi"'.
J. Calabresi finds that the district court improperly found for prison officials in an inmate's claims that he had been denied a special meal for a Muslim religious holiday. Questions of fact remain unresolved as to whether the meal was part of the official Eid al-Adha observance or a tangentially related "family event," and the court properly denied plaintiff's request to reopen discovery in claims contending he had been subjected to cruel and unusual punishment claims due to the policy of leaving his housing block in constant illumination, which he claims caused migraines, dizziness, and fatigue.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Calabresi, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 21-2554, Categories: Constitution, Prisoners' Rights
J. Calabresi finds that the district court properly convicted defendant of facilitating loan approvals as a bank executive in exchange for assistance in landing a position in the election campaign for and, subsequently, the administration of Donald Trump, potentially as secretary of the army. Defendant's arguments lack merit in contending his conduct did not meet the definition of "corrupt" under the financial institution bribery statute and that the assistance he sought did not constitute a "thing of value." Affirmed.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Calabresi, Filed On: November 28, 2023, Case #: 22-313, Categories: Bribery, Banking / Lending
[Consolidated.] J. Calabresi finds that the district court improperly denied an inmate relief from pre-paying filing fees in order to bring claims alleging he received inadequate medical care in prison. The inmate sufficiently alleged that the $402 fee constituted a burden since he also had to pay for his and his family's "necessities of life." Reversed.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Calabresi, Filed On: November 20, 2023, Case #: 21-2628 (L), Categories: Civil Procedure, Prisoners' Rights
J. Calabresi finds that the district court improperly assessed comparative liability to a delivery driver who sustained injuries when his motorized bicycle ran into the door of a government vehicle that had been opened by a military recruiter because evidence did not support findings that the bicyclist was 40% liable for damages.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Calabresi, Filed On: October 5, 2023, Case #: 22-995, Categories: Tort, Vehicle, Negligence
J. Calabresi finds that the district court improperly awarded an inmate nominal compensatory damages and denied punitive damages after a term of post-release supervision was assigned by the state prison agency because such administrative actions have been ruled unconstitutional, as was the court's decision to impose parole after the inmate's sentence expired. By law, the inmate may recover punitive damages if a jury finds willful failure to comply with precedent, but the award of $1 in compensatory damages could be upheld following remand. However, officials were properly granted immunity concerning a court order on post-sentence confinement.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Calabresi, Filed On: July 20, 2023, Case #: 20-2186, Categories: Parole
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[Consolidated.] J. Calabresi finds that the district court properly declined to dismiss appeals brought after three defendants pleaded guilty to conspiring to violate maritime drug laws by shipping cocaine from Guyana to the Netherlands in a "stateless" vessel. Defendants contend they had neither been in the U.S. nor upon the seized boat, instead organizing the shipment from a foreign country, but interim precedent has held that the interest in curtailing drug trafficking on the high seas justifies prosecuting those who help plan such schemes for conspiring with others aboard vessels subject to U.S. jurisdiction. Affirmed.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Calabresi, Filed On: July 10, 2023, Case #: 21-1083, Categories: Drug Offender, Jurisdiction, Due Process