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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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§ 1927 Sanctions: Only Excess Costs Recoverable — Recusal: Expressions of Impatience, Annoyance, Anger Not Enough — In Limine Ruling Generally Superfluous in Bench Trials But No Error to Issue One

Ketab Corp. v. Mesriani & Assocs., PC, 2018 WL 2041424 (9th Cir. May 2, 2018): MEMORANDUM** *1 This case is a consolidated appeal arising from Plaintiff-Appellant Ketab Corp.’s (“Ketab”) claims against Defendants-Appellees Mesriani & Associates, P.C. ...
Ketab Corp. v. Mesriani & Assocs., PC, 2018 WL 2041424 (9th Cir. May 2, 2018): MEMORANDUM** *1 This case is a consolidated appeal arising from Plaintiff-Appellant Ketab Corp.’s (“Ketab”) claims against Defendants-Appellees Mesriani & Associates, P.C. aka, Mesriani Law…
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Standards of Review of Magistrate Judge Reports and Recommendations — Impact of Specific Objections — New Evidence Requires Compelling Justification

Fischer v. Forrest, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25923 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2018): A. Reports and Recommendations After a magistrate judge has issued a Report and Recommendation, a district court may "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the findings or recommendations made by the magistrate judge." ...
Fischer v. Forrest, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25923 (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 16, 2018): A. Reports and Recommendations After a magistrate judge has issued a Report and Recommendation, a district court may "accept, reject, or modify, in whole or in part, the…
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Do the Heightened Pleading Requirements of Rule 9(b) Apply to Negligent Misrepresentation Claims? — Circuit Split

Armour Capital Mgmt. LP v. SS&C Techs., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43280 (D. Conn. Mar. 16, 2018): This case arises from a contractual relationship between ARMOUR Capital Management LP (ACM), a reg ...
Armour Capital Mgmt. LP v. SS&C Techs., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43280 (D. Conn. Mar. 16, 2018): This case arises from a contractual relationship between ARMOUR Capital Management LP (ACM), a registered investment advisor focusing on mortgage-related securities, and…
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Contempt Sanctions: A Coercive Sanction Cannot Be Imposed on a Party That Is Currently in Compliance Just to Insure Future Compliance (Here, a Special Master) (Good Quote)

Acosta v. Paragon Contrs. Corp., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6198, 2018 WL 1280127 (10th Cir. Mar. 13, 2018):   This case arises out of a 2007 injunction, which prohibited Paragon Contractor ...
Acosta v. Paragon Contrs. Corp., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 6198, 2018 WL 1280127 (10th Cir. Mar. 13, 2018):   This case arises out of a 2007 injunction, which prohibited Paragon Contractors Corporation and its president (Mr. Brian Jessop) from engaging …
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Is a Decision on a Motion to Intervene Dispositive under 28 U.S.C. § 636? — Case Law Split as to Whether Magistrate Judge Has Power to Decide or Must Issue an R&R

Vazzo v City of Tampa, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57558 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 15, 2018): 1 Courts in this circuit are split on whether motions to intervene are dispositive under 28 U.S.C. Section 636. Compare
Vazzo v City of Tampa, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57558 (M.D. Fla. Mar. 15, 2018): 1 Courts in this circuit are split on whether motions to intervene are dispositive under 28 U.S.C. Section 636. Compare Mid-Continent Cas. Co. v. …
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RICO: Negative Letter, Bar Complaint, Destroying Records ≠ Hobbs Act (Defs. Receive Nothing of Value That Can Be Exercised, Transferred or Sold) — Alleged Bribery of Official to Keep Quiet About His Own Misconduct Implausible (No Need to Pay)

Block v. Snohomish Cty., 2018 WL 1978954 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2018): In appeal No. 15-35569, Plaintiff Anne Block (“Block”) appeals the dismissal with prejudice of her second amended complaint against Snohomish County, the City of Gold Bar, and various individual defendants. In appeal No. 16-35515, Block appeals the attorneys’ fee ...
Block v. Snohomish Cty., 2018 WL 1978954 (9th Cir. Apr. 27, 2018): In appeal No. 15-35569, Plaintiff Anne Block (“Block”) appeals the dismissal with prejudice of her second amended complaint against Snohomish County, the City of Gold Bar, and various…
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Rule 38 Sanctions — Timeliness — Motion Must Be Filed within Time Allotted for Attorney’s Fees Application by Local Circuit Rule (9th Cir.) — If Double Costs Sought, Bill of Costs Must Be Timely Filed under FRAP and Circuit Rule

In re Westwood Plaza N., 2018 U.S. App. Lexis 11176 (May 1, 2018) (amended opinion): PER CURIAM: The court’s October 11, 2017 order dismissed in part this appeal for lack of jurisdiction, and summarily affirmed in part the district court’s post-judgment orders. Now before the court is appellees’ motion for an award of san ...
In re Westwood Plaza N., 2018 U.S. App. Lexis 11176 (May 1, 2018) (amended opinion): PER CURIAM: The court’s October 11, 2017 order dismissed in part this appeal for lack of jurisdiction, and summarily affirmed in part the district court’s…
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Inherent Power Sanctions: Fee Award That “Approximated a Reasonable Rate for the Time Spent in Defending” Bad Faith Litigation Satisfies Goodyear’s Mandate That Award Can’t Exceed Actual Cost Imposed by Misconduct

Regions Bank v. Gateway Hous. Found., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10991 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2018): Gateway Housing Foundation and Terry McNellis appeal the district court's award of sanctions to R ...
Regions Bank v. Gateway Hous. Found., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 10991 (6th Cir. Apr. 30, 2018): Gateway Housing Foundation and Terry McNellis appeal the district court's award of sanctions to Regions Bank. All agree that the award should be…
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Hearsay: Texts Defining Scope/Terms of Conspiracy = Verbal Acts That Can Form the Requisite Non-Hearsay Evidence of Conspiracy Needed to Trigger the Exception for Other, Hearsay Texts of Conspirators

State v. Bollig, 2018 Kan. App. Unpub. LEXIS 312 (Kan. Ct. App. Apr. 27, 2018): A jury in Trego County District Court convicted Defendant Scott Robert Bollig of conspiracy to commit first-degree mu ...
State v. Bollig, 2018 Kan. App. Unpub. LEXIS 312 (Kan. Ct. App. Apr. 27, 2018): A jury in Trego County District Court convicted Defendant Scott Robert Bollig of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder for his principal role in a …
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Vexatious Litigant: 3 Suits for Same Grievance, Alone, Enough — Finding Claims Colorable for In Forma Pauperis Status Doesn’t Bar Later Sanctions — Appeals: Denial of Rule 59 Motion Unappealable, Court Treats Notice as Appeal of Underlying Order

Mitchell v. Taylor, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9651 (6th Cir. Apr. 16, 2018) (unpublished): Dwight Mitchell, a pro se litigant, appeals the district court's order granting in part and denying in ...
Mitchell v. Taylor, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 9651 (6th Cir. Apr. 16, 2018) (unpublished): Dwight Mitchell, a pro se litigant, appeals the district court's order granting in part and denying in part the motion of Guardian Home Care Holdings,…
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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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