U.S. v. GOTTI

Docket Nos. 04-2746-CR(L) 04-2960-CR(XAP), 04-4217-CR(CON) 04-4842-CR(CON), 04-5071-CR(CON), 06-0726-CR(CON).

459 F.3d 296 (2006)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee-Cross-Appellant, v. Peter GOTTI, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee, Anthony Ciccone, also known as Sonny, Richard Bondi, Richard G. Gotti, Defendants-Appellants, Primo Cassarino, Jerome Brancato, Peter Piacenti, Anna Eylenkrig, Thomas Lisi, Carmine Malara, Jerome Orsino, Frank Scollo, Vincent Nasso, Anthony Pansini, Jules R. Nasso, Salvatore Cannata, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided: July 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Katya Jestin, David M. Bitkower, Assistant United States Attorneys, Brooklyn, NY, for Roslynn R. Mauskopf, United States Attorney, Eastern District of New York (David C. James, Assistant United States Attorney, Daniel Silver, Special Assistant United States Attorney, of counsel) for the United States of America.

Joseph A. Bondy, Law Offices of Joseph A. Bondy, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee Peter Gotti.

Robert A. Culp, New York, NY, George L. Santangelo, Law Office of George L. Santangelo, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Anthony Ciccone.

Richard Medina, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Richard Bondi.

Harry C. Batchelder, New York, NY, for Defendant-Appellant Richard G. Gotti (on submission).

Before FEINBERG and KATZMANN, Circuit Judges, and LYNCH, District Judge.


KATZMANN, Circuit Judge.

This case raises an issue of first impression for this Court: the scope of the Supreme Court's holding in Scheidler v. National Org. for Women, Inc., 537 U.S. 393, 123 S.Ct. 1057, 154 L.Ed.2d 991 (2003) ("Scheidler II"),1 in which the Supreme Court tightened the requirements for finding that a defendant has committed extortion under the Hobbs Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1951...

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