This is a criminal appeal in which the defendant claims that two avenues of cross examination of him during trial violated his constitutional rights by asking him about what other witnesses said and about post-arrest statements he made to the police.

Appeal challenging entry of summary judgment in ADEA case, claiming district court erred in finding his filing with EEOC was untimely

This is a criminal appeal in which the defendant challenges the denial of a motion to suppress child pornography seized from a locked duffle bag and claims that his 85-year sentence was substantively unreasonable.

Appeal by defendant who was sentenced under a binding plea agreement challenging the denial of his motion for a reduced sentence under 18 USC 3582(c)(2).

A habeas appeal in which the petitioner claims that the district court erred by allowing the jury to take home a copy of the charge during deliberations.

A brief in a criminal case where a pro se defendant who was convicted of bank and access device fraud after trial is objecting to his appointed counsel’s Anders brief, which alleges that there are no non-frivolous issues for appeal.

A reply brief in a criminal case addressing the issue of whether the grand jury’s failure to indict an FSA quantity can be harmless if the defendant admitted to a much higher quantity when he pleaded guilty.

A brief by a plaintiff claiming that the Commissioner of Social Security erred in concluding that she was not disabled under the Social Security Act and, in particular, that there were jobs she could perform in the national economy.

This is an appeal involving a habeas petitioner’s claim that his trial counsel was ineffective for failing to call a witness at sentencing to challenge a role enhancement.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging sentencing guideline enhancement for “unduly influencing” a minor to engage in sexual conduct and by a defendant challenging restitution order

Plaintiff appealing dismissal of medical malpractice claim under the FTCA for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

Mortgage fraud defendant’s brief challenging the government’s failure to recommend a third point for acceptance of responsibility, as well as the procedural and substantive reasonableness of her 24-month guideline sentence.

A defendant convicted of murder challenging the voluntariness of his post-arrest statement, the sufficiency of the evidence to support his conviction, the admissibility of evidence of his possession of a firearm before and after the murder, and the constitutionality of his life sentence.

Defendant appealing his sentence, claiming that the district court’s role enhancement was erroneous, and appealing his conviction, claiming a police officer perjured himself at trial.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging court’s failure to give jury instruction on standard of proof for Rule 404(b) evidence.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging sufficiency of the evidence for his conspiracy conviction, introduction of pre-trial identification by cooperating witness, and district court’s refusal to depart downward for overstatement of criminal history.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging denial of motion to suppress and arguing that juror misconduct warranted new trial.

This brief addressed a pro se defendant’s claim, after he had already made similar claims in a habeas petition, that his trial and appellate counsel were ineffective in various respects.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging restitution order that held her responsible for losses caused by the conspiracy.

Criminal appeal by 2 defendants challenging sufficiency of the evidence against them, and sentencing decisions establishing drug quantity and enhancements for role in the offense.

Defendant’s appeal of his sentence challenging the court’s role enhancement, the denial of a third point reduction for acceptance of responsibility, and the substantive reasonableness of his sentence.

Criminal appeal by defendant arguing that he was eligible for a sentence reduction under 18 USC 3582 and the revised crack cocaine guidelines.

Criminal appeal by defendant claiming that district court improperly treated guidelines as mandatory at sentencing.

This appeal addresses a petitioner’s claim of ineffective assistance of counsel in connection with his trial counsel’s failure to challenge a second offender notice which doubled the mandatory minimum incarceration term.

Criminal appeal by a defendant claiming (1) that court should have dismissed one of his child exploitation charges because there was no actual minor involved in the offense, (2) that court erred in enhancing his sentence for obstruction of justice based on his trial testimony, and (3) that his sentence was procedurally and substantively unreasonable.

Defendant’s criminal appeal attacking the defendant’s career offender status, along with the procedural and substantive reasonableness of a 20 year sentence.

Defendant’s criminal appeal challenging the denial of his suppression motion based on a finding that he did not invoke his right to counsel prior to making statements to the police and challenging the reasonableness of the court’s 45 year sentence.

An appeal challenging the administrative law judge’s decision that the claimant did not have a “severe impairment,” thereby disqualifying him for supplemental security income payments.

Criminal defendant challenging admission of a job application as hearsay and constitutionality of “three strikes” penalty provision.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging denial of his suppression motion and reasonableness of his sentence, as well as the district court’s rejection of his attempt to provide evidence in support of his Second Amendment defense and the district court’s ruling on the disposition of seized but uncharged firearms.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging reasonableness of his sentence.

Employment discrimination case where employee challenged district court’s grant of summary judgment for employer based on plaintiff’s failure to overcome employer’s legitimate non-discriminatory reason for termination.

Sentencing appeal arguing that parsimony clause of 3553(a) overrides mandatory nature of minimum drug sentences.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging procedural and substantive reasonableness of sentence imposed on Regalado remand.

Employment discrimination case where employee challenged district court’s grant of summary judgment for employer based on timeliness of employee’s administrative complaint.

Criminal appeal challenging admission of co-conspirator’s statement and witness’s invocation of Fifth Amendment privilege.

Criminal appeal by defendant arguing that a “conditional discharge” did not qualify as a “criminal justice sentence” under the Sentencing Guidelines.

Criminal defendants challenging sufficiency of the evidence, evidentiary ruling, and sentencing proceedings.

Criminal appeal by two defendants raising various challenges to their sentences.

Brief by criminal defendant challenging district court’s refusal to re-consider sentencing issues as part of a crack guidelines reduction.

Sentencing appeal by criminal defendant, challenging inclusion of breach of peace conviction in his criminal history calculation.

Sentencing appeal by defendant convicted of drug dealing, claiming that his sentence – which was 74 months below the advisory guidelines range – was substantively unreasonable.

Criminal appeal by defendant challenging sufficiency of the evidence for his drug conspiracy conviction and district court’s refusal to give a “missing witness” instruction.

Appeal by criminal defendants convicted of securities fraud

Appeal by criminal defendant convicted of sex trafficking offenses.

Criminal appeal by defendant, challenging calculation of his criminal history and imposition of a consecutive sentence.

Appeal by plaintiffs raising claims under Freedom of Information Act regarding Department of Homeland Security policies.

Appeal by criminal defendant, challenging imposition of consecutive sentence

Criminal appeal by defendant convicted of leaking classified Navy information to Azzam Publications, a London-based organization that supported violent jihad against the West through websites and publications.

Criminal appeal by defendant convicted of drug conspiracy, challenging lay opinion testimony about effect of methadone use on heroin user; sufficiency of evidence; and reasonableness of sentence.

Appeal by criminal defendant convicted of drug conspiracy, challenging admission of evidence that he packaged heroin with a co-conspirator.

Appeal by criminal defendant, challenging sufficiency of evidence supporting his convictions for being an illegal gun dealer and being an unlawful drug user in possession of guns, and raising unpreserved challenge to hearsay evidence.

Appeal by criminal defendant, challenging conviction for knowing possession of child pornography.

Appeal of conviction and sentence by criminal defendants charged with participating in drug conspiracy.

Appeal by former Pratt & Whitney employee who was denied benefits for working in federal nuclear facilitiy in 1950s and 1960s, claiming that delay in processing his claim resulted in infliction of emotional distress.

Appeal by prisoner of denial of habeas corpus petition, challenging his security classification, prison assignment, and other conditions of confinement.

Government’s reply brief, challenging district court’s grant of new trial for defendant convicted of assaulting federal officer.

Two defendants challenging the denial of their motions for sentence reductions under section 3582(c)(2) and the new crack cocaine guidelines.

Appeal by criminal defendant challenging introduction of 404(b) evidence at trial.

Appeal by criminal defendant, claiming that district court should not have denied his motion for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. 3582(c)(2) without holding a hearing.

Appeal by two defendants raising numerous issues to challenge district court’s decision denying their post-conviction petitions for relief.

Criminal defendant challenging district court’s denial of his motion for a reduced sentence based on the new crack guidelines.

Criminal appeal challenging extent of sentence reduction based on the new crack guidelines.

Appeal by criminal defendant, challenging district court’s denial of credit for acceptance of responsibility at sentencing, where defendant had used a false name and concealed a portion of his criminal history.

Government appeal from grant of new trial, after jury convicted defendant of assaulting officer who was executing a search warrant.

Government reply brief, challenging suppression of firearm found in the possession of an absconded parolee, in the bedroom of his girlfriend’s apartment.

Appeal by criminal defendant, claiming that witnesses who asserted their Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination should have been required to do so before the jury, and that court should have immunized witness.

Criminal appeal by defendant convicted of corruption charges involving former State Senator Ernest Newton.

Criminal appeal by defendant, claiming that he was entitled to reduction of sentence pursuant to 18 USC 3582 because, at his original sentencing, the court had departed down from the career offender guidelines to an offense level that would have been applicable based on the quantity of crack cocaine involved in his offense under USSG 2D1.1 

Government appeal of order suppressing gun, seized from mattress on which fugitive was found lying.

Criminal appeal by former Mayor of Waterbury, challenging 37-year sentence imposed for civil rights violations.

Appeal by criminal defendant, claiming that lawyer was ineffective for failing to move for severance pretrial, and that his alleged withdrawal from conspiracy was an affirmative defense to that charge.

Appeal by former IRS employee claiming that his supervisors inflicted emotional distress.

Appeal by defendant claiming that the sentencing commission’s limits on sentence reductions under section 3582(c)(2) are advisory.

Consolidate appeals by two defendants sentenced below guidelines ranges.

Habeas appeal by criminal defendant, claiming that lawyer was ineffective for failing to raise arguments at suppression hearing.

Sentencing appeal by defendant challenging constitutionality of mandatory minimum sentences for crack-cocaine offenses.

Appeal by criminal defendant after district court refused to resentence on Crosby remand.

Appeal by defendant challenging denial of his motion for reduction of sentence under the new crack guidelines.

Immigration appeal by alien seeking diversity visa, where case has become moot.

Appeal by criminal defendant convicted of drug trafficking, challenging jury instructions and sufficiency of the evidence.

Criminal appeal by corporation convicted of various environmental crimes, falsification of records, and obstruction of justice, raising various challenges to its convictions and sentence.

Appeal by criminal defendant claiming court erred in failing to comply with section 851 procedures and in failing to grant downward departure.

Appeal by criminal defendant raising numerous issues, including evidentiary issues, statements during summation, and conclusion that he was an armed career criminal.

Multi-defendant criminal appeal raising multiple issues (including sufficiency of the evidence) arising out of a 7-week RICO and drug conspiracy trial.

Criminal appeal by defendant convicted of illegal gun possession, claiming that admission of a recorded prison call violated the Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment

Government’s reply brief, in appeal challenging court’s grant of acquittal to defendant charged in drug conspiracy.

Sentencing appeal by defendant convicted of mailing threats, where district court imposed maximum 10 years in prison.

Appeal by three criminal defendants involved in Bridgeport drug organization, challenging sentences imposed after remands.

Appeal by plaintiff challenging denial of attorneys’ fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act.

Appeal by criminal defendant challenging his sentence to statutory mandatory minimum term.