Case: F. v. Harris-Madden

COMPLAINT against Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number 45858)Document filed by Christopher M., Marus F., Isaac R., Garrett M.(gp) (gp). (Entered: 01/08/2026)

CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(gp) (gp). (Entered: 01/08/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Antony Philip Falconer Gemmell on behalf of Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R...(Gemmell, Antony) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

MOTION to Certify Class / Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. Document filed by Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 4 MOTION to Certify Class / Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification. . Document filed by Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2).(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

DECLARATION of Louis Kraus in Support re: 4 MOTION to Certify Class / Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification.. Document filed by Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B).(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

DECLARATION of Kathryn Wood in Support re: 4 MOTION to Certify Class / Notice of Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification.. Document filed by Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Index, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D).(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Kathryn Anne Wood on behalf of Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R...(Wood, Kathryn) (Entered: 01/08/2026)

Civil Cover Sheet

Complaint

Case Designation

Case Designated ECF

Remark

Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses 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. (gp)

Case Designated ECF. (gp)

ORDER GRANTING REDACTED PLEADING IN CASE 1:26-MC-5..(gp)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lisa Freeman on behalf of Marus F...(Freeman, Lisa) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Lisa Freeman on behalf of Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R...(Freeman, Lisa) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Emma-Lee Clinger on behalf of Marus F., Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R...(Clinger, Emma-Lee) (Entered: 01/09/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jacob D. Alderdice on behalf of Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R...(Alderdice, Jacob) (Entered: 01/12/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to DaMia Harris-Madden, re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Norman Hall, re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/13/2026)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to DaMia Harris-Madden..(pc) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Norman Hall..(pc) (Entered: 01/14/2026)

MOTION for Discovery - Expedited. Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R.. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Index, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3).(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

DECLARATION of Valerie P. Boykin . Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R.. (Attachments: # 1 Appendix Index, # 2 Exhibit A).(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/15/2026)

ORDER: Plaintiffs yesterday having filed a motion for expedited discovery (Dkt 17), it is hereby ordered as follows: 1. Any opposition to the motion shall be filed no later than January 23, 2026. 2. Any reply papers in support of the motion shall be filed no later than January 26, 2026, at noon. 3. The Court will confer with counsel and hear argument on the motion on January 27, 2026, at 11 a.m.; in Courtroom 26B, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. 4. As defendants have not appeared by counsel yet, plaintiffs shall serve todaya copy of this order on the Attorney General of the State of New York. (Responses due by 1/23/2026, Replies due by 1/26/2026., Status Conference set for 1/27/2026 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 26B, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.) (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 1/16/2026) (rro) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. Norman Hall served on 1/15/2026, answer due 2/5/2026. Service was accepted by Nicholas Buono. Document filed by Marcus F. ; Christopher M. ; Isaac R.; Garrett M...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE. DaMia Harris-Madden served on 1/15/2026, answer due 2/5/2026. Service was accepted by Nicholas Buono. Document filed by Marcus F. ; Christopher M. ; Isaac R.; Garrett M...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Expedited Discovery Motion, ECF 17, and Order of the Court, ECF 19 served on Office of the New York State Attorney General on 1/16/2026. Service was accepted by Paulina Rubio. Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 01/16/2026)

NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Meaghan Brennan on behalf of Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden..(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 17 MOTION for Discovery - Expedited. addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated January 21, 2026. Document filed by Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Stipulation and Proposed Scheduling Order).(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

STIPULATION AND ORDER, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Parties, by the undersigned counsel, that: Any opposition to the Motion shall be filed no later than January 30, 2026; Any reply papers in support of the Motion shall be filed no later than February 4, 2026, at noon; and The Court will confer with counsel and hear argument on the Motion on February 5, 2026 at 10:30 am or such time thereafter as the Court may determine; IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that all other deadlines, including but not limited to any deadlines to respond to the Complaint, ECF No. 1, and Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification, ECF No. 4, shall be held in abeyance to and including 1/30/2026; and IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that a digital signature, signature affixed by facsimile or signature affixed by pdf attachment will have the same force and effect as an original signature. This Stipulation may be executed in counterparts. SO ORDERED. Motions terminated: 24 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 17 MOTION for Discovery - Expedited. addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated January 21, 2026. filed by DaMia Harris-Madden, Norman Hall. ( Responses due by 1/30/2026, Replies due by 2/4/2026., Oral Argument set for 2/5/2026 at 10:30 AM before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan.) (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 1/21/2026) (tg) (Entered: 01/21/2026)

RESPONSE to Motion re: 17 MOTION for Discovery - Expedited. and Request for Entry of Proposed Discovery Schedule. Document filed by Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Stipulation and Proposed Discovery Schedule).(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 01/30/2026)

STIPULATION AND SCHEDULING ORDER FOR DISCOVERY IN ANTICIPATION OF PLAINTIFFS' EXPECTED MOTION FOR A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED by and between the Parties, and IT IS HEREBY ORDERED by the Court that, in full resolution of the Motion and without prejudice to Defendants' rights and objections to the Motion and the subject discovery, the following deadlines shall govern discovery in anticipation of Plaintiffs' expected motion for a preliminary injunction as further set forth in this Stipulation. IT IS FURTHER STIPULATED AND AGREED that a digital signature, signature affixed by facsimile or signature affixed by pdf attachment will have the same force and effect as an original signature. This Stipulation may be executed in counterparts. The Clerk shall terminate Dkt. 17. SO ORDERED. Motions terminated: 17 MOTION for Discovery - Expedited. filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Isaac R., Marcus F.. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 2/2/26) (yv) (Entered: 02/02/2026)

Docket Annotation

DOCKET ANNOTATION: The Court cancelled the 2/5/2026 oral argument in light of the so ordered stipulated expedited discovery schedule.(Mohan, Andrew)

LETTER MOTION for Discovery Seeking Entry of Protective Order Regarding Named Plaintiffs' Identities [Redacted] addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026. Document filed by Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Defendants' Proposal).(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

LETTER MOTION to Seal Letter Motion re Protective Order addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026. Document filed by Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden..(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

***SEALED*** LETTER MOTION for Discovery Seeking Entry of Protective Order Regarding Named Plaintiffs' Identities addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026. Document filed by Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Defendants' Proposal)Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 29 .(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 02/05/2026)

ORDER granting 29 Letter Motion to Seal. Granted. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 2/6/26) (yv) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

LETTER addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Jeremy Creelan dated February 6, 2026 re: Response to Defendants' Letter Motion for Discovery, Dkt. 28 . Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit - Index of Exhibits, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4).(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 02/06/2026)

LETTER REPLY to Response to Motion addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 9, 2026 re: 30 LETTER MOTION for Discovery Seeking Entry of Protective Order Regarding Named Plaintiffs' Identities addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026., 28 LETTER MOTION for Discovery Seeking Entry of Protective Order Regarding Named Plaintiffs' Identities [Redacted] addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026. . Document filed by Norman Hall, DaMia Harris-Madden..(Brennan, Meaghan) (Entered: 02/09/2026)

MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re: 30 LETTER MOTION for Discovery Seeking Entry of Protective Order Regarding Named Plaintiffs' Identities addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026. filed by DaMia Harris-Madden, Norman Hall. For the foregoing reasons, the parties' motions to enter a proposed protective order (Dkts 30, 32) each are granted in part and denied in part. The parties shall submit a joint proposed protective order consistent with this memorandum. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 2/11/26) (yv) (Entered: 02/11/2026)

PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Garrett M., Christopher M., Marcus F., Isaac R...(Creelan, Jeremy) (Entered: 02/13/2026)

STIPULATION AND ORDER OF CONFIDENTIALITY...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein:1. Any papers filed under seal in this action shall be made part of the public record on or after 2/17/2031 unless the Court otherwise orders.2. Any person may apply to the Court for access to any papers filed under seal pursuant to this order. Should such an application be made, the person or persons who designated the sealed material as Confidential shall have the burden of establishing good cause for the continuation of the sealing order unless the Court previously made an individualized determination of the existence of good cause for sealing. SO ORDERED., Motions terminated: 28 LETTER MOTION for Discovery Seeking Entry of Protective Order Regarding Named Plaintiffs' Identities [Redacted] addressed to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan from Meaghan E. Brennan dated February 5, 2026. filed by DaMia Harris-Madden, Norman Hall. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 2/17/26) (yv) (Entered: 02/17/2026)

ORDER denying without prejudice to renewal 4 Motion to Certify Class. Plaintiff's motion for class certification (Dkt 4) is denied without prejudice to renewal. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 3/2/26) (yv)

Proposed Stipulation and Order

CONFIDENTIALITY STIPULATION AND PROTECTIVE ORDER...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material...Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein:1. Any papers filed under seal in this action shall be ma de part of the public record on or after 3/27/2032 unless the Court otherwise orders.2. Any person may apply to the Court for access to any papers filed under seal pursuant to this order. Should such an application be made, the person or persons who designated the sealed material as Confidential shall have the burden of establishing good cause for the continuation of the sealing order unless the Court previously made an individualized determination of the existence of good cause for sealing. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 3/27/26) (yv)

Compel

Compel

Response in Opposition to Motion

1 Exhibit 1 - Responses and Objections

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2 Exhibit 2 - March 10 Correspondence

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3 Exhibit 3 - March 18 Correspondence

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4 Exhibit 4 - March 18 Correspondence

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6 Exhibit 6 - April 10 Correspondence

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7 Exhibit 7 - April 27 Email

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Response in Opposition to Motion

Seal

Certificate of Service Other

ORDER granting 44 Letter Motion to Seal. The requested document is sealed absent any subsequent and inconsistent order of the Court. Thus, it is not sealed "permanently". SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 5/1/2026) (ar)

Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

ORDER: On February 2, 2026, the Court so-ordered the parties' stipulated Scheduling Order for Discovery in Anticipation of Plaintiffs' Expected Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Sched. Order) (Dkt. 27). Defendants were to serve their r esponses and objections to plaintiffs' written discovery demands by February 23, 2026; document production was to be substantially completed by today; and up to five depositions (limited to three hours each) are to be completed by June 12, 20 26. Sched. Order at 1-2. It appears that the document production date has not been met, placing the remainder of the schedule in jeopardy. By letter-motion dated April 28, 2026 (Pl. Ltr.) (Dkts. 40, 41), plaintiffs seek an order compelling defendan t to produce additional documents "central to Plaintiffs' anticipated preliminary injunction motion." Pl. Ltr. at 1. In their responding letter, dated April 30, 2026 (Def. Ltr.) (Dkt. 43), defendants argue, among other things, that the motion is not ripe, see Def. Ltr. at 1, and suggest that the relevant discovery deadlines be extended. Id. at 1, 4. The District Judge has referred the dispute to me for resolution. See Dkt. 47. The Court will conduct a discovery conference on May 19, 2026, at 9:30 a.m., in Courtroom 20A of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007. Although the parties' letter-briefs are not models of clarity, the Court understands that the followin g issues are in dispute: 1. Whether, in response to plaintiffs' request for production (RFP) 1 (seeking documents and communications concerning the "imposition, use, Restrictions, extension or termination of Solitary Confinement in th e Facilities"), defendants must search for and produce responsive relevant electronic communications (e.g., emails) and, if so, pursuant to what search protocols and on what timeline; and 2. Whether defendants must produce documents responsi ve to RFP 11 (seeking documents "concerning unit-wide or Facility-wide lockdowns at each Facility"), regardless of whether those documents are responsive to other RFPs, and, if so, pursuant to what search protocols and on what timeline. At the May 19 conference, the parties must be prepared to explain, concisely: (i) what documents defendants have produced thus far in response to RFPs 1 and 11; (ii) whether the parties have further discussed either appropriate search protocols or an appropriate discovery extension with respect to those two RFPs, and, if so, what if any agreements have been reached; (iii) whether and when plaintiffs inspected the "logs" referenced in RFP 13, and, if so, whether the parties have rea ched any agreements, regarding further discovery of those logs, that impacts the disputes now before the Court; and (iv) whether plaintiffs have identified - and begun scheduling the depositions of - the witnesses they wish to examine pursuant to the Scheduling Order. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 5/15/2026) (Discovery Hearing set for 5/19/2026 at 09:30 AM in Courtroom 20A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses.) (ar)

ORDER AMENDING DISCOVERY DEADLINES AND SETTING DISCOVERY PARAMETERS terminating 40 Letter Motion to Compel; terminating 41 Letter Motion to Compel. For the reasons discussed during today's discove1y conference, plaintiffs' April 28 , 2026 discove1y is resolved as follows: 1. Certain deadlines set forth in the Febma1y 2, 2026 Scheduling Order for Discovery in Anticipation of Plaintiffs' Expected Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Dkt. 27) are EXTENDED: July 15, 202 6: Plaintiffs and Defendants shall substantially complete their production of documents in response to all remaining requests. July 20, 2026: The Parties shall serve not more than five (5) notices of deposition per side including any deposition(s) pursuant to Rule 30(b)(6) without further leave of Court ; the parties shall seek such leave for additional depositions, including any expert depositions, if the evidence sought is relevant to Plaintiffs' expected motion for preliminary injunc tion, as further set forth herein. July 31, 2026: Parties shall serve any expert discovery requests/notices seeking physical access to OCFS secure facilities. August 28, 2026: Unless subject to a pending motion, expert site visits shall be com pleted on or before this date. No later than June 3, 2026, the parties must submit a joint letter to the Court, via ECF, confirming that they have agreed upon the databases, the custodians, the time period, as further set forth herein. Once the pa rameters have been agreed upon (or resolved by the Court) defendants must promptly commence the collection and production process, on a rolling basis, to be substantially completed by July 15, 2026. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the motion at Dkts. 40 and 41. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara C. Moses on 5/19/2026) (vfr)

Discovery Hearing

Letter

Memo Endorsement

Letter

Compel

Certificate of Service Other

Response to Motion

Amended Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge

Order AND ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings

Discovery Hearing

Order on Motion to Compel