Williams v. The Brooklyn Defenders
Plaintiff: RENEE WILLIAMS
Defendant: BROOKLYN DEFENDERS, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK, District Attorney, CENTRAL NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER, SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, ERIC GONZALEZ, Kings County District Attorney, GUY JAMES MANGANO, JR., ROSE M. SINGER CENTER (RMSC), Riker Island Correctional Center, MELINDA KATZ, Queens District Attorney, MICHAEL MCMAHON, DARCEL DENISE CLARK, Bronx Attorney, ALEXANDRA RAPISARDA, NEW YORK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT, NEW YORK STATE SUPREME COURT, Criminal Court, NEW YORK CITY CRIMINAL COURT, QUEENS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT, KINGS COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT, BRONX CRIMINAL COURT, KINGS COUNTY SUPREME COURT, Criminal Court and STATEN ISLAND CRIMINAL COURT
Case Number: 25-2923
Filed: November 17, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: PRISONER PET-Civil Rights
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on May 4, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
May 4, 2026 Filing 49 ADDRESS CHANGE REQUEST, dated 05/04/2026, COMPLETED. [Entered: 05/04/2026 09:34 AM]
April 14, 2026 Filing 48 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at entry 44, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. [Entered: 04/14/2026 03:38 PM]
April 10, 2026 Filing 47 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, for Form D-P, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance form and T-1080 Motion information sheet, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 04/06/2026 by United States Mail. [Entered: 04/14/2026 03:17 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 46 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis and for prohibitory relief, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 04/06/2026 by United States Mail. [Entered: 04/08/2026 05:44 PM] [Edited: 04/14/2026 03:39 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 45 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 04/06/2026 by United States Mail. [Entered: 04/08/2026 05:43 PM]
April 6, 2026 Filing 44 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 04/06/2026 by United States Mail. [Entered: 04/08/2026 05:41 PM]
March 26, 2026 Filing 43 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Renee Williams LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification at entry number 19, 37 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 10:02 AM]
March 26, 2026 Filing 42 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Renee Williams Oral Argument Statement LR 34.1(a) at entry number 20, 36 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 09:56 AM] [Edited: 03/26/2026 10:03 AM]
March 26, 2026 Filing 41 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Renee Williams Motion for assignment of pro bono counsel, at entry number 33 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 09:47 AM]
March 26, 2026 Filing 40 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Renee Williams Motion to proceed in forma pauperis and assignment of counsel, at entry number 31 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 09:40 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 39 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification, at docket entry 37, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 01/06/2026 11:20 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 38 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Oral Argument Statement LR 34.1(a), at docket entry 36, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 01/06/2026 10:50 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 35 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for assignment of pro bono counsel, at docket entry 33, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 01/06/2026 09:05 AM] [Edited: 01/06/2026 09:46 AM]
January 6, 2026 Filing 34 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 31, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 01/06/2026 08:53 AM] [Edited: 01/06/2026 10:51 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 37 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, informing Court of proposed due date 12/22/2025, RECEIVED. Service date 12/22/2025 by Hand Delivery. [Entered: 01/06/2026 10:40 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 36 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/22/2025 by Hand Delivery. [Entered: 01/06/2026 10:37 AM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 33 MOTION, for assignment of pro bono counsel, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/30/2025 by No Service. [Entered: 12/31/2025 05:18 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 32 LETTER, dated 12/19/2025, regarding documents sent to district court, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, RECEIVED. Service date 12/30/2025 by No Service. [Entered: 12/31/2025 05:04 PM]
December 30, 2025 Filing 31 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis and assignment of pro bono counsel, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/30/2025 by Hand Delivery. [Entered: 12/31/2025 05:01 PM]
December 23, 2025 Filing 30 LETTER, dated 12/08/2025, regarding request to send certificate of service and notice of summons and IFP was granted in the district court, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, RECEIVED. Service date 12/23/2025 by No Service. [Entered: 12/23/2025 03:28 PM]
December 16, 2025 Filing 29 LETTER, dated 12/11/2025, regarding identity theft, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, RECEIVED. Service date 12/16/2025 by No Service. [Entered: 12/22/2025 08:42 AM]
December 11, 2025 Filing 28 ATTORNEY Muriel Goode Trufant, Muriel Goode-Trufant for Appellee Eric Gonzalez, Appellee Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC), Appellee Melinda Katz, Appellee Michael McMahon, Appellee Darcel Denise Clark, Appellee New York City Criminal Court, TERMINATED. [Entered: 12/11/2025 04:52 PM]
December 11, 2025 Filing 27 LETTER, dated 12/11/2025, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Appellee Eric Gonzalez, Appellee Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC), Appellee Melinda Katz, Appellee Michael McMahon, Appellee Darcel Denise Clark, Appellee New York City Criminal Court, RECEIVED. Service date 12/11/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/11/2025 04:10 PM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 26 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 21, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 04:17 PM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 25 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Oral Argument Statement LR 34.1(a), at docket entry 20, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 04:12 PM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 24 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification, at docket entry 19, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 04:05 PM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 23 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D-P, at docket entry 18, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 03:04 PM]
December 10, 2025 Filing 22 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 17, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:53 PM] [Edited: 12/10/2025 02:11 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 21 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/09/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:34 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 20 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/09/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:10 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 19 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, informing Court of proposed due date 11/30/2025, RECEIVED. Service date 12/09/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:08 PM] [Edited: 12/10/2025 12:11 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 18 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/09/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:06 PM]
December 9, 2025 Filing 17 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. Service date 12/09/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/10/2025 12:03 PM]
December 3, 2025 Filing 16 NOTICE, to Appellees Alexandra Rapisarda, Brooklyn Defenders, County of Westchester, New York, Rose M. Singer Center (RMSC), Eric Gonzalez, Rose M.Singer Center, Melinda Katz, Michalem McMahon, Darcel Denise Clark, New York City Criminal Court, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 12/03/2025 09:40 AM]
December 3, 2025 Filing 15 ATTORNEY, Barbara D. Underwood for Appellee Central New York Psychiatric Center, Appellee Eric Gonzalez, Appellee Guy James Mangano, Jr., Appellee Melinda Katz, Appellee Michael McMahon, Appellee Darcel Denise Clark, Appellee New York County Criminal Court, Appellee New York State Supreme Court, Appellee Queens County Criminal Court, Appellee Kings County Criminal Court, Appellee Bronx Criminal Court, Appellee Kings County Supreme Court, Appellee Staten Island Criminal Court, , TERMINATED. [Entered: 12/03/2025 09:25 AM]
December 2, 2025 Filing 14 LETTER, dated 12/02/2025, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Appellee Central New York Psychiatric Center, Appellee Eric Gonzalez, Appellee Guy James Mangano, Jr., Appellee Melinda Katz, Appellee Michael McMahon, Appellee Darcel Denise Clark, Appellee New York County Criminal Court, Appellee New York State Supreme Court, Appellee Queens County Criminal Court, Appellee Kings County Criminal Court, Appellee Bronx Criminal Court, Appellee Kings County Supreme Court, Appellee Staten Island Criminal Court, RECEIVED. Service date 12/02/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 12/02/2025 12:53 PM]
November 25, 2025 Filing 13 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Social Security Administration, FILED. Service date 11/25/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 11/25/2025 05:01 PM]
November 25, 2025 Filing 12 LETTER, dated 11/25/2025, regarding the federal defendant-appellee will not participate in the appeal unless requested to do so by the Court, on behalf of Appellee Social Security Administration, RECEIVED. Service date 11/25/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 11/25/2025 04:59 PM] [Edited: 12/01/2025 12:32 PM]
November 25, 2025 Filing 11 LETTER, dated 11/25/2025, requesting to terminate counsel, on behalf of Appellee Central New York Psychiatric Center, Appellee Eric Gonzalez, Appellee Guy James Mangano, Jr., Appellee Melinda Katz, Appellee Michael McMahon, Appellee Darcel Denise Clark, Appellee New York County Criminal Court, Appellee New York State Supreme Court, Appellee Queens County Criminal Court, Appellee Kings County Criminal Court, Appellee Bronx Criminal Court, Appellee Kings County Supreme Court, Appellee Staten Island Criminal Court, RECEIVED. Service date 11/25/2025 by United States Mail. [Entered: 11/25/2025 02:30 PM]
November 24, 2025 Filing 10 ATTORNEY, Benjamin H. Torrance, in place of attorney Molly E. Carter, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 11/24/2025 11:44 AM]
November 19, 2025 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Social Security Administration, FILED. [Entered: 11/19/2025 12:35 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 8 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion to proceed in forma pauperis, at docket entry 5, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:28 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 7 INSTRUCTIONAL FORMS, to Pro Se litigant, SENT. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:19 PM]
November 17, 2025 Filing 6 PRISONER APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, OPENED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:12 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 5 MOTION, to proceed in forma pauperis, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:07 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:05 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 10/22/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:01 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT ORDER OF DISMISSAL, dated 10/20/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 01:00 PM]
November 14, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF PRISONER APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Renee Williams, FILED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 12:58 PM]

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Plaintiff: RENEE WILLIAMS
Represented By: Renee Williams
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Defendant: BROOKLYN DEFENDERS
Represented By: Christopher Devaun Pedro
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Defendant: COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, NEW YORK, District Attorney
Represented By: Susan Cacace
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