Jose Alberto Cabranes
2008
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What was filed
44
investments
1
positions
2
gifts
0
agreements
0
debts
0
reimbursements
0
income
2
spouse income
Named parties
- 5/6/08
- 10/13/08
- 10/16/08
- 10/14/08
- 12/17/08
- 1/23/09
- 8/4/08
- 1/3/08
- 3/19/07
- TC [@]
- The Quinnipiak Club, New Haven, CT
- See "Attachment C" attached hereto
- University of Chicago Press (Royalites) —_
- Thomson-West (Royalties) -_
As filed
Fidelity Asset Manager — Int/Div
CT Higher Education Trust — None
CT Higher Education Trust — None
Citizens Bank accounts — Interest
HSBC Savings Account — Interest — 5/6/08
Vanguard Money Market Account — Int/Div
Vanguard REIT Index Fund — Int/Div — Sold — 10/13/08
Vanguard Totatl STK MKTETF — Int/Div — Sold — 10/16/08
Vanguard Value Index Fund — Int/Div — Sold — 10/14/08
Vanguard Money Market Fund — Int/Div — Buy — 10/14/08
Chase CD — Interest — Buy — 12/17/08
Evergreeen Serv. Co — Int/Div
Macy's, f/k/a Federated Department Stores f/k/a May Depart. — Int/Div
WYE Wyeth — Int/Div — 1/23/09
TIAA-CREF Annuity (vested) — Int/Div
TIAA-CREF Pension — None
TIAA-CREF IRA — None
Hartford Life & Annuity Ins. Co. (variable li fe ins. policy) — None
NPI Nuveen Premium INC MUN FD — Interest — Buy — 8/4/08
Nuveen Conn DVD ADV MUNI — Interest — Buy — 1/3/08
PBCT People's United Financial Inc — Int/Div — Buy — 3/19/07
See "Attachment D" hereto
Fidelity Assct Manager — Int/Div
CT Higher Education Trust — None
CT Higher Education Trust — None
Citizens Bank accounts — Interest
HSBC Savings Account — Intercst — 5/6/08
Vanguard Moncy Market Account — Int/Div
Vanguard REIT Index Fund — Int/Div — Sold — 10/13/08
Vanguard Totatl STK MKTETF — Int/Div — Sold — 10/16/08
Vanguard Valuc Index Fund — Int/Div — Sold — 10/14/08
Vanguard Moncy Market Fund — Int/Div — Buy — 10/14/08
Chase CD — Interest — Buy — 12/17/08
Evergrecen Serv. Co. — Int/Div
Macy's, f/k/a Federated Department Stores, f/k/a May Depart. — Int/Div
WYE Wyeth — Int/Div — 1/23/09
TIAA-CREF Annuity (vested) — Int/Div
TIAA-CREF Pension — None
TIAA-CREF IRA — Nonc
Hartford Life & Annuity Ins. Co. (variable li fe ins. policy) — None
NPI Nuveen Premium INC MUN FD — Interest — Buy — 8/4/08
Nuveen Conn DVD ADV MUNI — Interest — Buy — 1/3/08
PBCT People’s United Financial Inc — Int/Div
See "Attachment D" hereto
TC [@]
Gift — The Quinnipiak Club, New Haven, CT — Lunch (at my own expense) pnvilege
Gift — See "Attachment C" attached hereto
Spouse's income — 2008 — University of Chicago Press (Royalites) —_
Spouse's income — 2008 — Thomson-West (Royalties) -_
U.S. Circuit Judge (Second Circuit)
July 16, 2009
FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2008
ATTACHMENT C
V. Gifts
In 2008, and for many years since I became a federal judge in December 1979, I have benefitted from the
opportunity afforded by The Quinnipiack Club of New Haven, Connecticut (“Club”) to state and federal judges
who work in New Haven, and to the Mayor of the City of New Haven, to have lunch at the Club at their own
expense.
In Pub. L. No. 110-402, Section 2, 122 Stat. 4255 (Oct. 13, 2008), Congress enacted legislation
prohibiting a judicial officer from accepting a gift of an honorary club membership with a value of more than $50
in any calendar year. This legislation was followed by a May 13, 2009 advisory letter regarding this legislation to
federal judges from the Chair of the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United
States, captioned “Restrictions on Honorary Club Memberships.” This legislation and letter caused me to question
for the first time whether the lunch arrangement at the Club constitutes a “gift” reportable on my annual Financial
Disclosure Form. After careful consideration of the matter, I have concluded that, in the circumstances presented,
reporting the arrangement may be appropriate.
Under the arrangement described above 1 have never been, nor am I now, a member or honorary member
of the Club. Nor have I ever been entitled, or am I now entitled, to any of the usual perquisites of Club
membership—e.g., the rights to have breakfast or dinner at the Club; provide lodging at the Club for guests; or
use the banquet facilities of the Club. Because the luncheon arrangement described above is available to no other
group or groups of persons, and is not available for purchase by any other group, neither the Club nor I are able to
fix a “value” for the arrangement, much less the “fair market value” of the arrangement. Nevertheless, in the
interest of completeness, and in light of the recent legislation and the guidance of the Committee on Codes of
Conduct, I hereby report the arrangement, despite the fact that I have been unable to determine how a value on
the arrangement can be determined and despite my inability to be certain of its reportability.
In sum, because of the impossibility of determining the value of this arrangement, I have decided to
discontinue this limited association with the Club, effective on the date of this annual Financial Disclosure Form.
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