Cases

PAMELA K. CHEN, United States District Judge Plaintiff James M. Maloney, a pro se attorney and amateur martial artist, brings this action against Defendant Madeline Singas, in her capacity as the Nassau County District Attorney, seeking a declaration that New York State's 1974 ban on the possession of chuka sticks,1 also known as nunchaku, is unconstitutional under the Second Amendment. Based on

JOSEPH F. BIANCO, United States District Judge Plaintiff M. Norman Donnenfeld ("Donnenfeld" or "plaintiff") brings this putative class action against defendant Petro, Inc. ("Petro" or "defendant"), a home heating oil provider, for breach of contract, breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, unjust enrichment, fraudulent inducement, and violations of New York's General Business Law and other state consumer prote

P.S. Fin., LLC v Eureka Woodworks, Inc. (2023 NY Slip Op 00877) P.S. Fin., LLC v Eureka Woodworks, Inc. 2023 NY Slip Op 00877 Decided on February 15, 2023 Appellate Division, Second Department Connolly, J.P.

OPINION AND ORDER JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge: The plaintiffs, Lamar Bigsby, Jr. and Karla Freeland, bring this putative class action alleging violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. (“RICO”), based on predicate acts of mail fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1341, and wire fraud, 18 U.S.C. § 1343, and related'state law claims against defendant

RULING ON MOTION TO AMEND THE COMPLAINT AND MOTION FOR PREJUDGMENT ATTACHMENT HAIGHT, Senior District Judge. This case was dismissed on August 5, 2013, without prejudice, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See Docs. [13] and [16]. Plaintiff Joseph Faryniarz has since filed a motion to amend the complaint (Doc. # 18) and proposed amended .complaint, which asserts civil Racketeer I

MEMORANDUM & ORDER MATSUMOTO, District Judge: Plaintiffs USHA Holdings, LLC (“USHA”) and Atul Bhatara (“Bhatara”) brought suit against defendants Franchise India Holdings, Limited (“Franchise India”), Francorp Advisors Private Limited (“FAPL”), and Gaurav Marya (“Marya”) in the Supreme Court of New York, Queens County, by filing a Summons and Complaint dated June 14, 2012.1

OPINION & ORDER KENNETH M. KARAS, District Judge. Irma Y. Drace (“Drace”), Dhyalma N. Vazquez (“Vazquez”), Sam Zherka (“Zher-ka”), and Dr. Giulio Cavallo (“Cavallo”) (collectively, the “Individual Plaintiffs”), and The Westchester County Independence Party (the “Independence Party” or the “Party”) (together, with the Individual Plaintiffs, “Plaintiffs”) bring suit against 90 Defendants, under