After filing a petition on a Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) Request, the State, through one of the attorneys in the Attorney General’s office, will respond to you. Then you will submit a reply affirmation. It is amazing the amount
Fighting an H-1B Visa Application in District Court
If you’re reading this, you may have googled “H-1B visa court.” Sometimes the immigration practitioner feels he or she has had enough of the run-around from one of our nation’s immigration agencies and decides to go to Court to obtain relief
Article 78 to Enforce FOIL Request against Department of Environmental Conservation
When the government doesn’t respond to your Freedom of Information Law (“FOIL”) request, you may need to bring an Article 78 proceeding to compel them to do so. Article 78 refers to the article within the New York Civil Practice
Service of Process on U.S. Attorney General
I’m writing this post because it was something I had to dig into. In a lawsuit in a federal court, where you are suing an agency, corporation, officer or employee of the United States, the steps to follow to properly
Packrats, Hoarding and a “Collyer Condition”
Most people know what a “Collyer’s Condition” is even if they never heard the term before. They know it as hoarding. I think most people could see a house or apartment and make a quick conclusion whether or not the
Revealing the people behind a limited liability company
In the last post I talked about why my subpoena to a formation agent (this is not an official term like registered agent and is a general way to refer to the companies which will set up a business for
Subpoena to uncover limited liability company
The previous post discussed the “secrecy” which a limited liability company (LLC) enjoys. I included a subpoena to a third-party company that sets up LLCs for people. That subpoena requested all of the contact information possessed by the third-party formation
Limited liability companies and secrecy
Secrecy is a relative concept. If you think a limited liability companies (LLC) will protect you from a vindictive spouse, cheated business partner or Uncle Sam, you’re mistaken. In a previous post, I wrote about LLCs and how they are often
Requests for Admission in Housing Court
It’s believed that 90% of tenants in landlord-tenant cases brought in the Housing Courts of the Civil Courts of New York are unrepresented. The reasons are obvious – lawyers aren’t cheap. And I’d guess but I don’t know that most
Limited Liability Companies and Diversity Jurisdiction
Many practitioners don’t pay much attention to the details regarding the treatment of an LLC versus a corporation when it comes to diversity jurisdiction. A corporation is a citizen of both the state of its incorporation and the state of its principal place of business. So if you form a Delaware corporation in five minutes, you’ve got a Delaware corporation and can sue someone who lives in New York in federal court, provided other requirements are met (i.e., amount in controversy exceeds $75,000.00 etc.).