Elfand v. City of New York
Plaintiff: JONATHAN C. ELFAND and LENORE ELFAND
Defendant: Sheriff ANTHONY MIRANDA, Official and Individual Capacity, FELICIA REID, OCM Executive Director, Official and Individual Capacity, CITY OF NEW YORK, Mayor ERIC ADAMS, Official and Individual Capacity, Anthony Miranda, PRESTON NIBLACK, Commissioner NYC Dept Finance (Official and Individual Capacity), Governor KATHY HOCHUL, Official and Individual Capacity, Christopher Alexander, JESSICA GARCIA, CCB Chair, Official and Individual Capacity, AMANDA HILLER, Acting DTF Commissioner, Official and Individual Capacity, RAFAEL SALAMANCA, JR., New York City Council Member (Official and Individual Capacity), NYPD & NYC SHERIFF'S ENFORCEMENT AGENTS, Doe Officers 1-100, NEW YORK CITY LAW DEPARTMENT, Doe Attorneys 1-10, Individual Capacity, STATE OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT, NEW YORK STATE CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD, CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER, Former OCM Executive Director and TREMAINE WRIGHT, Former CCB Chair
Case Number: 26-214
Filed: February 2, 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
March 30, 2026 Filing 43 MOTION ORDER, denying motion for an expedited briefing schedule docket entry 41, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, by MP, copy to pro se, FILED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 09:31 AM]
March 26, 2026 Filing 42 OPPOSITION, to Motion to expedite appeal, at docket entry 41, on behalf of Appellee City of New York, Appellee Eric Adams, Appellee Anthony Miranda, Appellee Preston Niblack, FILED. Service date 03/26/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 03/26/2026 01:00 PM] [Edited: 03/26/2026 04:43 PM]
March 17, 2026 Filing 41 MOTION, to expedite appeal, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 03/17/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 03/18/2026 02:35 PM]
March 17, 2026 Filing 40 TRANSCRIPT STATUS UPDATE LETTER, dated 03/17/2026, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, informing court of transcript delays, RECEIVED. Service date 03/17/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 03/18/2026 02:32 PM]
March 13, 2026 Filing 39 MOTION ORDER, referring motion for an injunction pending appeal at docket entry 16 to a three-judge motions panel. To the extent Appellants request interim relief pending decision by a panel, that request is DENIED, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, by AJN, copy to pro se, FILED. [Entered: 03/13/2026 03:28 PM] [Edited: 03/13/2026 03:30 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 38 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Reply to Opposition, at entry 37, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. [Entered: 03/12/2026 02:40 PM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 37 REPLY TO OPPOSITION, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 03/12/2026 02:38 PM]
February 27, 2026 Filing 36 TRANSCRIPT STATUS UPDATE LETTER, dated 02/27/2026, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, informing court of transcript delays, RECEIVED. Service date 02/20/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 03/03/2026 02:26 PM]
February 27, 2026 Filing 35 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand Motion at entry number 7 from the docket, copy to pro se, FILED. [Entered: 02/27/2026 10:14 AM]
February 27, 2026 Filing 34 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Reply to Opposition, at docket entry 33, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, copy to pro se, FILED. [Entered: 02/27/2026 10:05 AM]
February 26, 2026 Filing 33 REPLY TO OPPOSITION, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/27/2026 09:46 AM]
February 24, 2026 Filing 32 NEW CASE MANAGER, Evelyn Cruz, copy to pro se, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 02/24/2026 12:13 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 31 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, for Form D-P, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/20/2026 02:50 PM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 29 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Opposition, at entry 24, on behalf of Appellee City of New York, Appellee Eric Adams, Appellee Anthony Miranda, Appellee Preston Niblack, FILED. [Entered: 02/20/2026 10:56 AM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 28 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Opposition, at docket entry 23, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 02/20/2026 10:55 AM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 27 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE, for Opposition to Motion and Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/20/2026 10:29 AM] [Edited: 02/20/2026 10:46 AM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 26 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, FILED. Service date 02/20/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/20/2026 10:17 AM]
February 20, 2026 Filing 25 ATTORNEY, Claude S. Platton for Appellee City of New York, Appellee Eric Adams, Appellee Anthony Miranda, Appellee Preston Niblack, ADDED. [Entered: 02/20/2026 09:47 AM]
February 19, 2026 Filing 30 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, FILED. S No Service. [Entered: 02/20/2026 11:26 AM]
February 19, 2026 Filing 24 OPPOSITION, to Motion for injunction, at docket entry 16, on behalf of Appellee City of New York, Appellee Eric Adams, Appellee Anthony Miranda, Appellee Preston Niblack, FILED. Service date 02/19/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/19/2026 08:05 PM]
February 19, 2026 Filing 23 OPPOSITION, to Motion for injunction, at docket entry 16, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, FILED. Service date 02/19/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/19/2026 04:22 PM]
February 19, 2026 Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Anthony Miranda, City of New York, Eric Adams, Preston Niblack, FILED. [Entered: 02/19/2026 04:22 PM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 21 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/13/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/18/2026 09:13 AM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 20 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/13/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/18/2026 09:07 AM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 19 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/13/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/18/2026 09:05 AM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 18 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at entry 11, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 02/13/2026 05:29 PM]
February 13, 2026 Filing 17 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Lenore Elfand, district court receipt # 46793, FILED. [Entered: 02/13/2026 05:26 PM]
February 9, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION, for injunction pending appeal, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 02/09/2026, by E-mail. [Entered: 02/12/2026 03:34 PM] [Edited: 02/12/2026 04:40 PM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 15 ATTORNEY, Diana Lawless, in place of attorney Muriel Goode-Trufant, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 11:15 AM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 14 ATTORNEY, Barbara D. Underwood for Appellee Amanda Hiller, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Kathy Hochul, TERMINATED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 10:45 AM]
February 6, 2026 Filing 13 ATTORNEY, Raymond D. Moss for Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, ADDED. [Entered: 02/06/2026 10:42 AM]
February 4, 2026 Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Anthony Miranda, City of New York, Eric Adams, Preston Niblack, FILED. [Entered: 02/04/2026 08:31 PM]
February 3, 2026 Filing 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amanda Hiller, Felicia Reid, Jessica Garcia, Kathy Hochul, FILED. [Entered: 02/03/2026 09:04 AM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 10 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Notice of Appearance, at docket entry 9, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee Felicia Reid, Appellee Jessica Garcia, Appellee Amanda Hiller, FILED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 04:11 PM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Amanda Hiller, Felicia Reid, Jessica Garcia, Kathy Hochul, FILED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 03:58 PM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 8 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Emergency Motion for interim relief pending appeal, at docket entry 7, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, copy to pro se appellants, FILED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:42 AM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 6 INSTRUCTIONAL FORMS, to Pro Se litigants, SENT. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:32 AM]
February 2, 2026 Filing 5 INTERLOCUTORY CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Lenore Elfand, OPENED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:30 AM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 7 EMERGENCY MOTION, for interim relief pending appeal, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Appellant Lenore Elfand, FILED. Service date 01/30/2026 by E-mail. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:35 AM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 4 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:27 AM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 01/08/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:25 AM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 11/21/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:24 AM]
January 30, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Jonathan C. Elfand, Lenore Elfand, FILED. [Entered: 02/02/2026 11:22 AM]

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Plaintiff: JONATHAN C. ELFAND
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