Case: United States v. State of New York

Brad Hoylman-Sigal

Andrew M. Cuomo

COMPLAINT against Kathleen Hochul, Letitia A. James, State of New York filed by United States of America. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet Attachment)(egr) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

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G.O. 25 FILING ORDER ISSUED: Initial Conference set for 9/10/2025 09:30 AM in Albany before Magistrate Judge Paul J. Evangelista. Civil Case Management Plan must be filed and Mandatory Disclosures are to be exchanged by the parties on or before 9/3/2025. (Pursuant to Local Rule 26.2, mandatory disclosures are to be exchanged among the parties but are NOT to be filed with the Court.) (egr) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

Summons Issued as to State of New York, # 1 Summons Issued as to Kathy Hochul, # 2 Summons Issued as to Letitia James.(egr) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

TEXT-ONLY NOTICE REGARDING JUDGE D'AGOSTINO CASE DISPOSITION PILOT - Please refer to the Individual Rules and Practices of the Hon. Mae A. D'Agostino, U.S. District Judge, for guidance regarding the Case Disposition Pilot. https://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/sites/nynd/files/MAD_Rules_of_Practice_04_14_2020.pdf. (egr) (Entered: 06/12/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Linda Fang on behalf of All Defendants (Fang, Linda) (Entered: 07/03/2025)

Pre-Motion Letter by Kathleen Hochul, Letitia A. James, State of New York requesting a pre-motion conference submitted to Judge D'Agostino. MAD Pre-Motion Response Deadline 7/9/2025 (Fang, Linda) (Entered: 07/03/2025)

LETTER BRIEF in Response to Defendants' Pre-Motion Letter by United States of America. (Handley, Cristen) (Entered: 07/09/2025)

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by United States of America (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit(s) Proofs of Service, # 2 Exhibit(s) Delivery Confirmation)(Handley, Cristen) (Entered: 07/15/2025)

TEXT Minute Entry for Telephone Pre-Motion Conference held on 7/17/2025 before U.S. District Judge Mae A. D'Agostino: Appearances by Cristen Handley, Esq. for the plaintiff; Linda Fang, AAG for defendants; Judge D'Agostino addresses counsel regarding the defendant's request for leave to file a motion to dismiss. Counsel for the plaintiff and counsel for the defendant address the Court. The Plaintiff requests leave to cross-move for summary judgment. The defense opposes their request. At this time, the Court will permit the defense to make their motion to dismiss. The Court will only address the motion to dismiss at this time. The motion to dismiss is to be filed by 8/4/25; Plaintiff's response to motion due 9/19/25; defendant's reply due 10/3/25. If at a later date the plaintiff is looking to move for summary judgment, a pre-motion letter should be filed. (Court Reporter Lisa Tennyson, CRD Britney Norton [Time 9:28 a.m. - 9:42 a.m.]) (ban)

TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings: Telephonic Premotion Conference held on July 17, 2025, before Judge Mae A. D'Agostino, Court Reporter: Lisa L. Tennyson, Telephone number: 518.257.1823. IMPORTANT NOTICE - REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: In order to remove personal identifier data from the transcript, a party must electronically file a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction with the Clerk's Office within 5 business days of this date. The policy governing the redaction of personal information is located on the court website at www.nynd.uscourts.gov. Read this policy carefully. If no Notice of Intent to Redact is filed within 5 business days of this date, the court will assume redaction of personal identifiers is not necessary and the transcript will be made available on the web 90 days from today's date. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Redaction Request due 8/8/2025. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 8/18/2025. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 10/16/2025. Notice of Intent to Redact due by 7/23/2025 (lt, ) (Entered: 07/18/2025)

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by State of New York for proceedings held on July 17, 2025, before Judge Mae A. D'Agostino.. (lt, )

TRANSCRIPT REQUEST by United States of America for proceedings held on 7/17/2025 before Judge D'Agostino.. (Handley, Cristen) (Entered: 07/24/2025)

MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Kathleen Hochul, Letitia A. James, State of New York. Motion returnable before Judge D'Agostino Response to Motion due by 8/25/2025. Reply to Response to Motion due by 9/2/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law) (Fang, Linda) (Entered: 08/04/2025)

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MOTION to File Amicus Brief by Evan Henley, Esq. for The Legal Aid Society, Immigrant Defense Project, Sanctuary for Families, New York County Defender Services, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Make the Road New York, and Brooklyn Defender Services. Response to Motion due by 9/2/2025. Reply to Response to Motion due by 9/8/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum of Law, # 2 Exhibit(s) Exhibit A: Proposed Amicus Brief, # 3 Exhibit(s) Exhibit B: Proposed Order) (Henley, Evan) Modified on 8/12/2025 (ban). (Entered: 08/11/2025)

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kenneth E. Lee on behalf of Janet DiFiore, Lawrence K. Marks, Albert M. Rosenblatt, Leslie E. Stein, Karen K. Peters, Alan D. Scheinkman, Fern A. Fisher, Michael J. Obus (Lee, Kenneth) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Scott Klugman on behalf of Janet DiFiore, Fern A. Fisher (Klugman, Scott) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Scott Klugman on behalf of Lawrence K. Marks (Klugman, Scott) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Scott Klugman on behalf of Michael J. Obus, Karen K. Peters, Albert M. Rosenblatt (Klugman, Scott) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Scott Klugman on behalf of Alan D. Scheinkman (Klugman, Scott) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Scott Klugman on behalf of Leslie E. Stein (Klugman, Scott) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Julia Timerman on behalf of Janet DiFiore, Fern A. Fisher (Timerman, Julia) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Julia Timerman on behalf of Lawrence K. Marks (Timerman, Julia) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Julia Timerman on behalf of Michael J. Obus, Karen K. Peters, Albert M. Rosenblatt (Timerman, Julia) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Julia Timerman on behalf of Alan D. Scheinkman (Timerman, Julia) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Julia Timerman on behalf of Leslie E. Stein (Timerman, Julia) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Evan Henley on behalf of Brooklyn Defender Services, Immigrant Defense Project, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Make the Road New York, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, New York County Defender Services, Sanctuary for Families, The Legal Aid Society. (Henley, Evan) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

MOTION to File Amicus Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Complaint by Kenneth E. Lee, Esq. for Hon. Janet DiFiore (Ret.), Hon. Lawrence K. Marks (Ret.), Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt (Ret.), Hon. Leslie E. Stein (Ret.), Hon. Karen K. Peters, (Ret.), Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman (Ret.), Hon. Fern A. Fisher (Ret.), and Hon. Michael J. Obus (Ret.). Response to Motion due by 9/2/2025. Reply to Response to Motion due by 9/8/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Proposed Order) (Lee, Kenneth) Modified on 8/12/2025 (ban). (Entered: 08/11/2025)

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NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Hasan Shafiqullah on behalf of Brooklyn Defender Services, Immigrant Defense Project, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Make the Road New York, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, New York County Defender Services, Sanctuary for Families, The Legal Aid Society (Shafiqullah, Hasan) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by David Gagne on behalf of Albany County, Bronx County, Broome County, Chenango County, Columbia County, Jefferson County, Kings County, Madison County, New York County, Onondaga County, Ontario County, Otsego County, Queens County, Richmond County, Schenectady County, Schuyler County, Tompkins County, Washington County, Wayne County, and Westchester County.. (Gagne, David) Modified on 8/12/2025 (see, ). (Entered: 08/11/2025)

MOTION to File Amicus Brief by Roberta A. Kaplan for Judith Resnik, Hendrik Hartog, Karl Shoemaker, Michelle McKinley, Richard Schragger, William Jordan, Paul Halliday, Sarah Seo, Julie Suk, Barbara Welke, Farah Peterson, Maeve Glass. Response to Motion due by 9/2/2025. Reply to Response to Motion due by 9/8/2025 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Proposed Amicus Brief, # 2 Exhibit B - Proposed Order) (Kaplan, Roberta) Modified on 8/12/2025 (ban). (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Roberta A. Kaplan on behalf of Maeve Glass, Paul Halliday, Hendrik Hartog, William Jordan, Michelle McKinley, Farah Peterson, Judith Resnik, Richard Schragger, Sarah Seo, Karl Shoemaker, Julie Suk, Barbara Welke (Kaplan, Roberta) (Entered: 08/11/2025)

Consent MOTION to File Amicus Brief by New York District Attorneys by David Gagne. Response to Motion due by 9/2/2025. Reply to Response to Motion due by 9/8/2025. (Gagne, David) Modified on 8/12/2025 (ban). (Entered: 08/11/2025)

NOTICE OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENT as to Party Hon. Janet DiFiore (Ret.), Hon. Lawrence K. Marks (Ret.), Hon. Albert M. Rosenblatt (Ret.), Hon. Leslie E. Stein (Ret.), Hon. Karen K. Peters, (Ret.), Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman (Ret.), Hon. Fern A. Fisher (Ret.), and Hon. Michael J. Obus (Ret.); Attorneys Douglas E. Keith and Michael Milov-Cordoba, Email addresses are keithd@brennan.law.nyu.edu and milov-cordobam@brennan.law.nyu. Phone number is 646-292-8310. Admissions due by 8/26/2025. {Emailed both counsel with letter, but received bounce back email from Michael Milov-Cordoba who will be served conventionally with a copy}(see) (Entered: 08/12/2025)

NOTICE OF ADMISSION REQUIREMENT as to Party The Legal Aid Society, Immigrant Defense Project, Sanctuary for Families, New York County Defender Services, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem, Make the Road New York, and Brooklyn Defender Services; Attorney Yasmine Farhang, Nabilah Siddiquee, Pooja Asnani, Sergio De La Pava, Jose Perez, Rex Chen, Piyali Basak, Paige Austin, and Lucas Marquez, Email addresses are yasmine@immdefense.org, nabilah@immdefense.org, pasnani@sffny.org, sdelapava@nycds.org, jperez@latinojustice.org, rchen@latinojustice.org, pbasak@ndsny.org, paige.austin@maketheroadny.org, and lmarquez@bds.org. Phone number are (646) 760-0591, (212) 3496009, (646) 483-3123, (718) 565-8500 ext. 4139, and (718) 254-0700. Admissions due by 8/26/2025. {Emailed to all counsel on 8/12/2025} (Attachments: # 1 Admission Requirement for Pooja Asnani, # 2 Admission Requirement for Sergio De La Pava, # 3 Admission Requirement for Jose Perez and Rex Chen, # 4 Admission Requirement for Piyali Basak, # 5 Admission Requirement for Paige Austin, # 6 Admission Requirement for Lucas Marquez)(see) (Entered: 08/12/2025)

TEXT NOTICE OF FILING DEFICIENCY regarding the 26 Notice of Appearance of Hasan Shafiqullah. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the following Filing Deficiency: Attorney address contained in the document does not match the NYND attorney admission records. Counsel is directed to update their information in PACER within 3 days from this notice. Notice of Filing Deficiency Deadline 8/15/2025. (see)

CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re Text Notice of Filing Deficiency. Added to deficiency notice the name of the attorney who needs to update his address (Hasan Shafiqullah). (see)

CLERK'S CORRECTION OF DOCKET ENTRY re 27 Notice of Appearance. Added all the non-party proposed amici curiae Counties to entry. (see)

MOTION for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Michael Austin Milov-Cordoba filed by Janet DiFiore, Fern A. Fisher, Lawrence K. Marks, Michael J. Obus, Karen K. Peters, Albert M. Rosenblatt, Alan D. Scheinkman, Leslie E. Stein [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY] Admission fee of $100.00 paid, Pay.gov Tracking ID: 27QHR77P. Motions referred to Judge Paul J. Evangelista. (see) Modified on 8/13/2025 (see, ). (Entered: 08/13/2025)

MOTION for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Douglas E. Keith Filing fee $100, receipt number 27QHQNN9 filed by Janet DiFiore, Fern A. Fisher, Lawrence K. Marks, Michael J. Obus, Karen K. Peters, Albert M. Rosenblatt, Alan D. Scheinkman, Leslie E. Stein [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY] Motions referred to Judge Paul J. Evangelista. (see) (Entered: 08/13/2025)

Order on Motion to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion to File Amicus Brief AND Order on Motion to File Amicus Brief

Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice

Order on Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice