Abuse of discretion. The Second Circuit has held that abuse of discretion is the appropriate standard of review to apply to a district court's ruling on a motion to reduce a sentence, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2).
The decision in Unites States v. Borden can be found here.
This is Sanford Hausler's blog about the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and its opinions. Nothing in this blog constitutes legal advice. But feel free to contact me at shausler at justice.com if you need help with an appeal either in the Second Circuit or in the New York appellate courts.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, April 05, 2009
Googled. The Second Circuit has ruled that Google must face a trademark infringement lawsuit for selling keywords that trigger ads. The decision in Rescuecom v. Google can be found here.
Thursday, April 02, 2009
New Judge. President Obama has nominated District Judge Gerard Lynch of the Southern Distirct of New York for a seat on the Second Circuit.
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