Denny Chin

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit circuit Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic) 27 signed orders read

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

United States v. Cedeño
09-1857-cr · 2011-05-02
Appeal (appellant (defendant Jorge Cedeño)) Denied

“We conclude that the district court's evidentiary ruling was erroneous, but find that the error was harmless. Accordingly, we affirm.”

Broadcast Music, Inc. v. DMX Inc.
10-3429-cv · 2012-06-13
Appeal (appellants (Broadcast Music, Inc. and ASCAP)) Denied

“In both cases, the district court (Louis L. Stanton, J., in BMI and Denise Cote, J., in ASCAP) adopted DMX's proposals. BMI and ASCAP appeal. We affirm. ... AFFIRMED.”

WPIX, Inc. v. ivi, Inc.
11-788-cv · 2012-08-27
Appeal (appellant (defendant ivi, Inc.)) Denied

“Congress did not intend for § 111's compulsory license to extend to Internet retransmissions. ... For the reasons that follow, we affirm. AFFIRMED.”

Federal Housing Finance Agency v. UBS Americas Inc.
12-3207-cv · 2013-04-05
Appeal (appellant (defendants UBS Americas Inc. et al.)) Denied

“The district court rejected defendants-appellants' arguments that the action was untimely and that FHFA lacked standing to bring this suit. AFFIRMED.”

Santana v. Holder
10-2307-ag · 2013-04-22
Petition for review (petitioner (Cesar Manuel Gomez Santana)) Denied

“We hold that it is, and, accordingly, we dismiss the petition for review. ... DISMISSED.”

Lederman v. New York City Department of Parks & Recreation
12-3567-cv · 2013-09-25
Appeal (appellant (plaintiffs Robert Lederman and Jack Nesbitt)) Denied

“We agree with the District Court that the regulations are content-neutral restrictions that operate within constitutional limits. ... We affirm.”

Continental Terminals, Inc. v. Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor
13-3745-cv · 2015-04-03
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Continental Terminals, Inc.)) Denied

“Because we conclude that Continental engages in stevedoring activities at the warehouse and that the warehouse is an 'other waterfront terminal' within the meaning of the Waterfront Commission Act, we hold that its operations fall within the jurisdiction of the Commission.”

United States v. Aldeen
14-2721-cr · 2015-07-06
Appeal (appellant (defendant Ahmed Aldeen)) Granted

“Aldeen now challenges his above-Guidelines sentence on both procedural and substantive grounds. For the reasons set forth below, we remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.”

United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Fendi Adele S.R.L.
14-3435-cv · 2016-05-17
Appeal (appellants (Fendi Adele S.R.L. and Burlington, seeking indemnification)) Denied

“The district court held that the policies did not cover the losses because they were not the result of an 'advertising injury.' We agree, and we therefore affirm.”

Gil v. Sessions
15-3320-ag · 2017-03-17
Petition for review (petitioner (July Rafael Bueno Gil)) Denied

“The IJ and the BIA determined that Gil was not a 'child' eligible for derivative citizenship because he was not 'legitimated' within the meaning of the Immigration and Nationality Act ... We agree and, accordingly, we dismiss the petition for review.”

Minda v. United States
15-3313-cv · 2017-03-24
Appeal (appellant (plaintiff Gary Minda)) Denied

“The district court granted the motion and entered judgment accordingly. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm.”

Marks ex rel. SM v. Hochhauser
16-4029-cv · 2017-11-29
Appeal (appellant (petitioner Ross Edward Marks)) Denied

“The district court thus held that the retention occurred before the Convention entered into force between the two countries. ... Marks appeals. We affirm.”

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