Case: Prisoners' Legal Services of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

COMPLAINT against Thomas Brophy, Joseph E. Freden, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-30739211)Document filed by New York Civil Liberties Union, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, Prisoners' Legal Services of New York..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT PLEADING - SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, Kristi Noem, Joseph E. Freden and Thomas Brophy in their official capacities, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, New York Civil Liberties Union..(Jankauskas, Tyler) Modified on 3/11/2025 (pc). (Entered: 03/10/2025)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by New York Civil Liberties Union..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/10/2025)

CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Dale E. Ho. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pc)

Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pc)

Case Designation

Case Designated ECF. (pc)

Case Designated ECF

***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Tyler Jankauskas to RE-FILE Document No. 3 Request for Issuance of Summons,. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; Caption title does not exactly match Complaint caption title, party names also do not exactly match. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the correct summons form PDF. (pc)

Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Request for Issuance of Summons

Notice of Case Assignment/Reassignment

NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Gregory H. Woods. Judge Dale E. Ho is no longer assigned to the case. (vba)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to U.S. Department of Homeland Security; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Kristi Noem in her official capacity as Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Joseph E. Freden in his official capacity as Deputy Field Office Director, Buffalo Federal Detention Facility; Thomas Brophy in his official capacity as ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Buffalo Field Office Director, re: 1 Complaint,. Document filed by Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, New York Civil Liberties Union..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/11/2025)

ORDER . Plaintiffs are ORDERED TO SHOW CAUSE no later than April 4, 2025 as to why this action should not be transferred to the Western District of New York. In the alternative, if the parties are willing to transfer this action to the Western District, the Court requests that the parties submit a joint letter stating that they consent to the transfer of this action to the Western District no later than April 4, 2025. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 3/11/25) (yv) Modified on 3/12/2025 (yv). (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF PRO BONO COUNSEL by Sarah Decker on behalf of Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, New York Civil Liberties Union.(Decker, Sarah) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF PRO BONO COUNSEL by Sarah Telo Gillman on behalf of Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, New York Civil Liberties Union.(Gillman, Sarah) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Thomas Brophy, Joseph E. Freden, Kristi Noem, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (vf) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE OF PRO BONO COUNSEL by Kerry Quinn Battenfeld on behalf of Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, New York Civil Liberties Union.(Battenfeld, Kerry) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jordan Scott Joachim on behalf of Prisoners' Legal Services of New York, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, New York Civil Liberties Union..(Joachim, Jordan) (Entered: 03/12/2025)

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint, served. Thomas Brophy served on 3/12/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; Joseph E. Freden served on 3/12/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; Kristi Noem served on 3/12/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; U.S. Department of Homeland Security served on 3/12/2025, answer due 5/12/2025; U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement served on 3/12/2025, answer due 5/12/2025. Service was made by Certified Mail. Document filed by New York Civil Liberties Union; Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights; Prisoners' Legal Services of New York..(Jankauskas, Tyler) (Entered: 03/20/2025)

Notice of Appearance of Pro Bono Counsel

Notice of Appearance of Pro Bono Counsel

Appear Pro Hac Vice

Notice of Appearance

Notice Regarding Pro Hac Vice Motion

Order on Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice

ORDER: To conserve resources, to promote judicial efficiency, and in an effort to achieve a faster disposition of this matter, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties must discuss whether they are willing to consent, under 28 U.S.C. § 636(c), to conducting all further proceedings before the assigned Magistrate Judge. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 4/4/2025) (sgz)

Response (non-motion)

Declaration (non-motion)

Declaration (non-motion)

Declaration (non-motion)

ORDER: The Court is in receipt of Plaintiffs' April 4, 2025 response to the Court's order to show cause why this case should not be transferred to the Western District of New York. Dkt. Nos. 21-24. The Court will not take further action o n the order to show cause at this time. For the avoidance of doubt, the Court has not determined that this case should not be transferred to the Western District of New York. The Court declines to do so now on its own initiative. It will consider any motion to transfer brought by a defendant in this case separately. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 4/6/2025) (mml)

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

Letter

Extension of Time to File Answer

Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer

Transfer Case

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion

Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Motion

Reply Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion

Preliminary Injunction

Proposed Order

Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion

Declaration in Support of Motion

Declaration in Support of Motion

Declaration in Support of Motion

Declaration in Support of Motion

Declaration in Support of Motion

ORDER with respect to 34 Motion for Preliminary Injunction. This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Figueredo for general pretrial matters and dispositive motions. Dkt. No. 26. Motions for preliminary injunctions are dispositive motions. See Sa voie v. Merchants Bank, 84 F.3d 52, 5960 (2d Cir. 1996); Mitchell v. Century 21 Rustic Realty, 233 F. Supp. 2d 418, 430 (E.D.N.Y.), affd, 45 F. App'x 59 (2d Cir. 2002) (collecting cases). For the avoidance of doubt, the Court construes Plaintiffs' motion as one made before Judge Figueredo. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Gregory H. Woods on 5/28/2025) (sgz)

Extension of Time

Notice to Court Regarding Proposed Order

Telephone Conference

Order on Motion for Extension of Time

Memorandum of Law in Opposition to Motion

Declaration in Opposition to Motion