Hammer v. Town of Bedford New York
Plaintiff: MELANIE HAMMER, Esq.
Defendant: TOWN OF BEDFORD, New York, BUILDING DEPARTMENT, Bedford, New York, ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Bedford, New York, ALBERT CIRACO, Building Inspector, Town of Bedford, New York, ERIC GORDON, Esq., Attorney for the Town of Bedford, New York and ROBERT ZITT, Esq., Attorney for the Town of Bedford, New York
Case Number: 26-162
Filed: January 27, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: CIVIL RIGHTS-Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 9, 2026 Filing 46 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Special Appendix, Appendix volumes 1-2, at entry 43, 44, 45, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 07/09/2026 09:21 AM]
July 1, 2026 Filing 45 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:37 PM]
July 1, 2026 Filing 44 APPENDIX, volume 2 of 2, (pp. 273 - 567), on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:33 PM] [Edited: 07/09/2026 09:19 AM]
July 1, 2026 Filing 43 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 2, (pp. 1 - 272), on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 07/01/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 07/01/2026 03:31 PM] [Edited: 07/09/2026 09:15 AM]
June 30, 2026 Filing 42 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief & Appendix, Brief & Special Appendix, at docket entry 39, 40, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 03:58 PM]
June 30, 2026 Filing 41 LETTER, dated 06/30/2026, informing court that the re-filing of the brief at entry 37 has not been substantively revised, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, RECEIVED. Service date 06/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/30/2026 02:25 PM] [Edited: 06/30/2026 03:53 PM]
June 30, 2026 Filing 40 BRIEF & SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/30/2026 02:10 PM]
June 30, 2026 Filing 39 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/30/2026 02:07 PM]
June 30, 2026 Filing 38 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief & Appendix, Brief & Appendix, Brief & Special Appendix, Brief, at docket entry 34, 35, 36, 37, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 06/30/2026 10:51 AM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 37 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/29/2026 03:40 PM] [Edited: 06/30/2026 03:52 PM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 36 BRIEF & SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/29/2026 03:24 PM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 35 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/29/2026 02:59 PM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 34 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/29/2026 02:47 PM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 33 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Special Appendix, Brief & Appendix, at docket entry 31, 32, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 06/29/2026 10:06 AM]
June 26, 2026 Filing 32 BRIEF & APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 06:12 PM]
June 26, 2026 Filing 31 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 06:04 PM]
June 26, 2026 Filing 30 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 06/26/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 06/26/2026 04:48 PM]
June 1, 2026 Filing 29 LOCAL RULE 31.2 NOTICE, placing this appeal on the Court's Expedited Calendar, setting appellant's brief due date as 07/07/2026, appellees' brief due date as 08/11/2026, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 01:42 PM]
June 1, 2026 Filing 28 NEW CASE MANAGER, Evelyn Cruz, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 06/01/2026 01:37 PM]
May 29, 2026 Filing 27 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at entry 26, on behalf of Appellee Town of Bedford, Appellee Building Department, Appellee Zoning Board of Appeals, Appellee Albert Ciraco, Appellee Eric Gordon, Appellee Robert Zitt, FILED. [Entered: 05/29/2026 02:52 PM]
May 29, 2026 Filing 26 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Town of Bedford, Appellee Building Department, Appellee Zoning Board of Appeals, Appellee Albert Ciraco, Appellee Eric Gordon, Appellee Robert Zitt, FILED. Service date 05/29/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/29/2026 11:01 AM]
May 29, 2026 Filing 25 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 24, on behalf of Appellee Town of Bedford, Appellee Building Department, Appellee Zoning Board of Appeals, Appellee Albert Ciraco, Appellee Eric Gordon, Appellee Robert Zitt, FILED. [Entered: 05/29/2026 08:50 AM]
May 28, 2026 Filing 24 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Albert Ciraco, Building Department, Eric Gordon, Robert Zitt, Town of Bedford, Zoning Board of Appeals, FILED. [Entered: 05/28/2026 11:07 AM]
May 4, 2026 Filing 23 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 05/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/04/2026 11:35 AM]
May 4, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER, dated 05/04/2026, dismissing appeal by 05/18/2026, unless Appellant Melanie Hammer, submits Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance form, FILED. [Entered: 05/04/2026 08:53 AM] [Edited: 05/06/2026 09:20 AM]
April 24, 2026 Filing 21 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 12:29 PM]
April 24, 2026 Filing 20 AMENDED NOTICE OF APPEAL, with copy of district court docket, on behalf of Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 04/24/2026 12:26 PM]
April 22, 2026 Filing 19 CERTIFIED ORDER, dated 04/22/2026, to SDNY (WHITE PLAINS), ISSUED. [Entered: 04/22/2026 03:49 PM]
April 22, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER, lifting the FRAP 4(a)4 stay of appeal in 26-162, FILED. [Entered: 04/22/2026 03:46 PM]
April 20, 2026 Filing 17 STAY STATUS UPDATE LETTER, dated 04/20/2026, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, alerting court that the Rule 60(b)(2) and (3) motion were denied on 04/14/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 01:18 PM] [Edited: 04/22/2026 12:56 PM]
March 30, 2026 Filing 16 STAY STATUS UPDATE LETTER, dated 03/30/2026, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, alerting court that the motion remains pending in the district court, RECEIVED. Service date 03/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/30/2026 03:44 PM] [Edited: 03/31/2026 03:05 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 15 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at entry 14, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 03/05/2026 06:05 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 14 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 03/05/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/05/2026 02:29 PM]
March 5, 2026 Filing 13 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 11, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 03/05/2026 12:00 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 12 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 03/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/04/2026 02:42 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 11 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 03/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/04/2026 02:39 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 10 STAY STATUS UPDATE LETTER, dated 03/04/2026, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, alerting court that the motion remains pending in the District Court, RECEIVED. Service date 03/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/04/2026 02:24 PM] [Edited: 03/05/2026 11:51 AM]
February 26, 2026 Filing 9 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for admission pro hac vice, appellant is directed to register as a Filing User under Local Rule 25.1 to file documents electronically in this case within three (3) days of the date of this order, at docket entry 8, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, by RJL, FILED. [Entered: 02/26/2026 03:13 PM] [Edited: 02/26/2026 04:15 PM]
February 11, 2026 Filing 8 MOTION, for admission pro hac vice, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. Service date 02/11/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/11/2026 04:41 PM] [Edited: 02/11/2026 04:44 PM]
January 27, 2026 Filing 7 FRAP 4(a)4 NOTICE, to Melanie Hammer, copy to Southern District of New York (White Plains), SENT. [Entered: 01/27/2026 10:47 AM]
January 27, 2026 Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Melanie Hammer, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:45 AM]
January 27, 2026 Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, OPENED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:44 AM]
January 23, 2026 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:41 AM]
January 23, 2026 Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, district court receipt # ANYSDC-32306589, FILED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:39 AM]
January 23, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 01/13/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:37 AM]
January 23, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Melanie Hammer, FILED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 09:36 AM]

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Plaintiff: MELANIE HAMMER, Esq.
Represented By: Melanie Hammer
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Defendant: TOWN OF BEDFORD, New York
Represented By: Gerald Stephen Smith
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Defendant: BUILDING DEPARTMENT, Bedford, New York
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Defendant: ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS, Bedford, New York
Represented By: Gerald Stephen Smith
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Defendant: ALBERT CIRACO, Building Inspector, Town of Bedford, New York
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