The judge, Denny Chin of Federal District Court, ruled that the F.B.I. agents who had prepared a crucial affidavit had "acted with reckless disregard for the truth."

Following a Fairness Hearing in February, on March 22, 2011 supervising judge Denny Chin issued a ruling rejecting the settlement.

On March 22, 2011 supervising judge Denny Chin issued a ruling rejecting the settlement.

Denny Chin, a judge of the Federal District Court in Manhattan, officiated at the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx.

In four years of litigation, some 350,000 pages of documents piled up in the chambers of the presiding judge, Denny Chin of Federal District Court in Manhattan.

The judge, Denny Chin, ruled that F.B.I. agents "acted with reckless disregard for the truth" in preparing an affidavit used to get a search warrant for Mr. Perez's computer.

Under federal guidelines, Mr. Leung faced up to two and a half years in prison, but the judge, Denny Chin, imposed a stiffer sentence, calling Mr. Leung's conduct despicable.

Similarly, New York State's version has been in limbo since March, when a Federal judge in Manhattan, Denny Chin, barred Albany from making notifications.

Similarly, notifications in New York State are on hold while a Federal judge in Manhattan, Denny Chin, weighs the same constitutional question.

But yesterday, the judge, Denny Chin, rejected that request, setting the stage for a trial at which the messy legal dispute would be fought out.