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New York Attorneys JHA handles range the gamut of complex financial and commercial litigation and arbitration, including securities, RICO, corporate and contract disputes, credit default swaps, derivatives, and class, mass, and derivative actions. The firm also represents law firms in major disputes.
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Rule 45: Is a Subpoena Issued to a Non-Party Government Agency Subject to Review under the Administrative Procedure Act or Rules 45 and 26? — Circuit Split

Quiles v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19244 (D. Neb. Feb. 6, 2018): This matter is before the Court on the United States' Motion to Quash Subpoenas (Filing No. 104). Upon consideration, the ...
Quiles v. Union Pac. R.R. Co., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 19244 (D. Neb. Feb. 6, 2018): This matter is before the Court on the United States' Motion to Quash Subpoenas (Filing No. 104). Upon consideration, the motion is granted.…
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RICO Causation: Not Enough That Plaintiff’s Injury Is Intended — Must Be Direct — Subcontractor Has No RICO Claim Based on Pattern of Racketeering of Property Owner’s Insurer & Its Agents to Reduce Payment to Subcontractor

Slay’s Restoration, LLC v. Wright Nat’l Flood Ins. Co., 2018 WL 1219618 (4th Cir. Mar. 9, 2018): *1 In this appeal, we hold that a subcontractor hired by a property owner’s contractor to repair flood damage to the owner’s property was not injured in its business or property by reason of
Slay’s Restoration, LLC v. Wright Nat’l Flood Ins. Co., 2018 WL 1219618 (4th Cir. Mar. 9, 2018): *1 In this appeal, we hold that a subcontractor hired by a property owner’s contractor to repair flood damage to the owner’s property …
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Judicial Notice of Internet Evidence — Contents of Website of Undisputed Authenticity, Not for the Truth But for Notice: To Show That the Information Was Publicly Available

United States ex rel. Hong v. Newport Sensors, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188295 (C.D. Cal., May 19, 2016): MEMORANDUM* Relator Juan Hong, A Law ...
United States ex rel. Hong v. Newport Sensors, Inc., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 188295 (C.D. Cal., May 19, 2016): MEMORANDUM* Relator Juan Hong, A Law Corporation ("Relator") appeals from the dismissal of his qui tam False Claims Act …
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Rule 15(c)(1)(C) — Substitution of a Named Defendant for a Doe Defendant Does Not Relate Back — It Is a Change in Parties, Not a Substitution of Parties (Naming a Doe Defendant Is Not a Mistake Concerning the Proper Party’s Identity)

Reiner v. Canale, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42301 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 15, 2018): Plaintiff TC Reiner first brought this copyright suit, alleging both infringement and wrongful removal of copyright information, against Saginaw Valley State University ("SVSU"), the Saginaw Valley State University Board of Control (&q ...
Reiner v. Canale, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42301 (E.D. Mich. Mar. 15, 2018): Plaintiff TC Reiner first brought this copyright suit, alleging both infringement and wrongful removal of copyright information, against Saginaw Valley State University ("SVSU"), the Saginaw…
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Facebook Authentication by 902(11) Certification + Contents — Issue Isn’t Whether Jury Could Find Party Wasn’t Author But Whether It Could Find S/he Was — Rap Lyric As Adoptive Admission—“Always” As Encompassing Past Conduct

United States v. Recio, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5753 (4th Cir. Mar. 7, 2018): A jury found Larry Recio guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, over his objection, the district court admitted into evidence a post assertedly to Recio's Facebook account that quoted a rap lyric. Recio appeals. He contends th ...
United States v. Recio, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 5753 (4th Cir. Mar. 7, 2018): A jury found Larry Recio guilty of being a felon in possession of a firearm. At trial, over his objection, the district court admitted into evidence …
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Rule 37(b) Sanctions — Dismissal — Requisite “Fault” Does Not Require a Showing of Intent — Extraordinarily Poor Judgment or Gross Negligence Is Enough (Good Quote)

Williams v. Wahner, 2018 WL 1287407 (7th Cir. Mar. 13, 2018): Tyrone Williams, a former pretrial detainee at the Moultrie County Jail, appeals the dismissal of his civil rights suit against the County, the sheriff, and the jail administrator. The district court dismissed Williams’s suit under
Williams v. Wahner, 2018 WL 1287407 (7th Cir. Mar. 13, 2018): Tyrone Williams, a former pretrial detainee at the Moultrie County Jail, appeals the dismissal of his civil rights suit against the County, the sheriff, and the jail administrator. The…
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Judicial Notice of Internet Evidence Not Permitted on Suppression Motion in Mass. — Court-Initiated JN Requires Notice to Parties & Opportunity to Be Heard (Note: Mass. Has Special Rule 201(c) Prohibiting JN of Element of Offense in Criminal Case)

Commonwealth v. Hilaire, 92 Mass. App. Ct. 784, 2018 Mass. App. LEXIS 21 (2018): At issue is whether there was reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant and search his backpack severa ...
Commonwealth v. Hilaire, 92 Mass. App. Ct. 784, 2018 Mass. App. LEXIS 21 (2018): At issue is whether there was reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant and search his backpack several  [*785]  hours after an armed home invasion had …
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Facebook Authentication — 902(11) Certification from Facebook Custodian Plus Contents Tying Account to Party (Photos, Phone Number, Self-Identification Message Contents)

United States v. Landaverde-Giron, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24743, 2018 WL 902168 (D. Md. Feb. 14, 2018): Raul Ernesto Landaverde-Giron has been charged with five felony counts related to ...
United States v. Landaverde-Giron, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 24743, 2018 WL 902168 (D. Md. Feb. 14, 2018): Raul Ernesto Landaverde-Giron has been charged with five felony counts related to his alleged participation in the gang known as La Mara …
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Appeals—Jurisdiction: Dist. Ct. Cannot Extend 59(e) Deadline & Party Cannot Rely on An Extension Given — Untimely 59(e) Motion Should Be Deemed 60(b) Motion — Rule 11 Sanctions Denied for Lack of Separate Motion & Failure to Afford Safe Harbor

Colter v. Omni Ins. Co., 2018 WL 898679 (4th Cir. Feb. 15, 2018): PER CURIAM: Allison Colter appeals the district court’s order dismissing her complaint pursuant to
Colter v. Omni Ins. Co., 2018 WL 898679 (4th Cir. Feb. 15, 2018): PER CURIAM: Allison Colter appeals the district court’s order dismissing her complaint pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), and denying her motion to amend her…
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Electronic Spoliation/Rule 37(e): (1) Finding of Recklessness But Neither Gross Negligence Nor Willfulness in Loss of Video Evidence Precludes Rule 37(e)(2)’s Severest Sanctions Because (i) No Intent to Deprive and (ii) Rule 37(e)(2) Displaces District Court’s Power to Invoke Inherent Power to Impose Those Sanctions — (2) Appellate Review = Abuse of Discretion, With The Caveat That Whether The District Court Applied The Correct Legal Standards Is Reviewed De Novo — (3) Inherent Power Is Often Available As An Alternate Source of Sanctioning Power But Can Be Limited by Rule or Statute, Something Which Courts Do Not Lightly Presume — (4) The Text of Rule 37(e)(2), As Confirmed by the Advisory Committee Note, Displaces Inherent Power to Impose the Sanctions Specified in the Rule or Any More Severe Sanctions — (5) “Intent to Deprive” in Rule 37(e)(2) = “The Willful Destruction Of Evidence With The Purpose Of Avoiding Its Discovery By An Adverse Party” — (6) Appellate Standing Conferred by Virtue of Issuance of Sanctions Regardless of Merits Outcome — (7) Value of Advisory Committee Notes in Interpreting Rules Enacted without Change Despite General Reticence to Rely on Legislative History

RICO: (1) Plaintiff Need Not Suffer Injury from Each Predicate Act to Establish Standing, And The Pattern May Include Predicates As to Which No Plaintiff Has Standing — (2) 7 Elements of a Civil RICO Claim (2d Circuit Articulation) Which Must Be Established As to Each Defendant — (3) Requirements of an Association-in-Fact Enterprise — (4) Each Defendant Must Personally Commit 2 or More Predicate Acts — (5) Pattern of Racketeering Activity: Horizontal and Vertical Elements — (6) No Requirement That All Members of a RICO Enterprise Joined at Inception — Can Join Over Time/Others Can Quit — (7) Cannot Charge 2 Predicate Acts Where One Action Violates Two Statutes — (8) A Footnote to Consider for Briefs: “Unless Otherwise Noted, When Quoting Judicial Decisions This Order Accepts All Alterations And Omits All Citations, Footnotes, And Internal Quotation Marks.”

For An Appeal to Be Timely, A Motion for Reconsideration in The District Court (A Rule 59(e) Motion) Must Be Filed, And Not Just Served within 30 Days of The Decision, to Toll The 30-Day Period for Filing An Appeal

There Is No Good-Faith Defense For Issuing An Overly Burdensome Subpoena

Purposes of Rule 37 and Section 1927 Sanctions

While Rule 11 Doesn’t Apply to Appellate Proceedings (Unless It Has Been Incorporated in Local Appellate Rules), Rule 11 Caselaw Is Looked to for Guidance in Interpreting Applicable Sanctions Powers on Appeal

Rule 11 Sanctions & Appellate Review: Abuse of Discretion Standard Applies Unless Sanctions Are Based Solely (Not Just in Part) on Legal Issues, in Which Case Review Is De Novo

Rule 37(b)(2)(A) Sanctions for Altering Expert’s 26(a)(2)(B) Report — Without the Expert’s Knowledge or Approval — by Converting It from PDF to Word, Changing Headings and Other Formatting, and Omitting a Page of Relevant Text and Appendices, Even Though Expert Testified That The Overall Substance of the Report Was Unchanged — Rule 37(b)(2)(A) Sanctions May Be Reversed If Failure to Comply with Discovery Order Was Due to Misunderstanding or Inability to Comply

Spoliation: Fed. R. Civ. P. 37(e) Imposes a Higher Standard — Intent — Than Fourth Circuit Law Previously Applied to Spoliation of Electronically-Stored Information (And Still Does As to Non-ESI) — Willfulness vs. Intent

Inherent Power and § 1927 Sanctions: Removal of counsel from case, referral for disciplinary action, and award of fees and costs for assaulting opposing counsel at deposition — Failure to request hearing waive any right to a hearing — Notice and opportunity to be heard required before sua sponte sanctions imposed, whether under Rule 11, the inherent power of the court or § 1927 — Notice may come from court or opposing counsel — Order imposing sanctions cannot provide notice of sanctions — Nature of bad faith requirement for inherent power sanctions: bad faith to obstruct the judicial process or bring about violation of a court order — Sanctions proceeding need not defer (Younger abstention) to disciplinary proceeding involving the same conduct — Sanctions proceeding doesn’t threaten to interfere with disciplinary proceeding — Why District Court is accorded significant deference in matters concerning attorney’s fees

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