Published opinions from 2009. The case name opens the case page.
July 9, 2009572 F.3d 66
The Second Circuit affirmed dismissal of Harris’s claims challenging the denial of his petition to restore his medical license. It held that official-capacity claims for prospective injunctive relief are legally available, but Harris’s accommodation allegations did not state a claim, the notice and hearing he received…
The court vacated the judgment affirming the denial of Moran’s earlier disability applications because the ALJ did not adequately develop the record while Moran proceeded without counsel.
June 8, 2009568 F.3d 355
The Second Circuit affirmed the District Court's dismissal of Bernard Gollomp's second amended complaint and its imposition of $26,796.00 in attorneys' fees and $130.20 in costs on his counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 1927.
A per curiam panel of the Second Circuit affirmed the district court's judgment upholding the Commissioner's denial of Paul Poupore's claim for disability insurance benefits. The court held that substantial evidence—chiefly the reports of treating orthopedic specialist Dr.
The court held that Weng’s hospital duties and brief, one-time role guarding women awaiting forced abortions did not constitute assistance in persecution under the INA’s persecutor bar.
February 3, 2009554 F.3d 255
The court affirmed summary judgments dismissing Wright’s Eighth Amendment claims, concluding that the record did not support an inference that corrections officers used or threatened force in the first action and that the force alleged in the second action was not constitutionally excessive.