Daily Opinion Summaries for U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals - 05/26 and 5/27/2011

Daily Opinion Summaries U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals May 26-27, 2011 FindLaw.com Daily Opinion Summaries Newsletter Quick Links Cases & Codes Careers LawBrain Legal Market Center Lawyer Directory Lawyer Marketing Table of Contents LATEST SUMMARIES Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure • Freire v. Holder Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code • In re Attorney Disciplinary Appeal Sentencing, Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure • United States v. Figueroa Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration • Accenture LLP v. Spreng Get free FindLaw Case Law Feeds - Auto Notifications From 80+ Courts! FindLaw's case summaries are copyrighted material and are not intended for republication without prior approval. You may, however, freely redistribute this e-mail in its entirety. To view the full-text of cases you must sign in to FindLaw.com. SPONSOR LATEST SUMMARIES Immigration Law, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Criminal Law & Procedure Freire v. Holder, No. 09-0329 In a petition for review of a judgment of the BIA denying petitioner's request for a continuance while petitioner, a native and citizen of Brazil, sought adjustment of his status before the USCIS, petition is granted where denial of request on the basis that the BIA lacked the authority to grant the continuance constitutes legal error. Read more... Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Sanctions, Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Ethics & Disciplinary Code In re Attorney Disciplinary Appeal, No. 10-90018 In an appeal arising from a decision by the court’s committee on grievances declining to take disciplinary action against appellant’s former attorney, appeal is dismissed because on the grounds that appellant lacks standing to challenge decision and mootness. Read more... SPONSOR Sentencing, Evidence, Criminal Law & Procedure United States v. Figueroa, No. 10-2050 Sentencing of defendant on multiple charges of possession with intent to distribute a mixture of 3, 4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) is vacated where there is insufficient evidence in the record to conclude, pursuant to USSG section 2D1.1, that the appropriate substitute for the mixture contained in the pills found in defendants’ possession is MDMA. Read more... Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration Accenture LLP v. Spreng, No. 11-222 In a dispute involving the scope of the Federal Arbitration Act (Act), 9 U.S.C. 39 section 16(b)(4), and arising from an asset purchase agreement, appeal of the district court's order denying plaintiff's motion to enjoin arbitration is dismissed because Act precludes review of the order where the order was not a final decision with respect to an arbitration. Read more... SPONSOR Feedback We value your comments! Please take a moment to tell us what you think by sending us an e-mail. Subscription Information Click here to subscribe to a FindLaw Newsletter. To unsubscribe, click here. Advertising Information For more information about advertising in FindLaw Newsletters, click here. 800 W. California Ave., Sunnyvale, CA 94086

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