Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled v. Hochul
| BROOKLYN CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE OF THE DISABLED, JOSE HERNANDEZ, ANITA CAMERON, SELFINITIATED LIVING OPTIONS, INC., INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER OF THE HUDSON VALLEY, REGIONAL CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, UNITED SPINAL ASSOCIATION, NOT DEAD YET, NATIONAL COUNCIL ON INDEPENDENT LIVING and INSTITUTE FOR PATIENTS RIGHTS |
| Hon. KATHY HOCHUL, in her official capacity as Governor of the State of New York, NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, JAMES V. MCDONALD, M.D., M.P.H., in his official capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Department of Health, NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF MEDICINE, Hon. AMIT M. SHELAT, D.O., in his official capacity as Chair of the New York State Board for Medicine, NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH and ANN MARIE T. SULLIVAN, in her official capacity as Commissioner of the New York State Office of Mental Health |
| CENTER FOR PUBLIC REPRESENTATION, SOUTHERN TIER INDEPENDENCE CENTER, NORTHERN REGIONAL CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, NEW YORK ASSOCIATION ON INDEPENDENT LIVING, NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF NURSES WITH DISABILITIES, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF THE DEAF, HARLEM INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER, FINGER LAKES INDEPENDENCE CENTER, DEAF EQUALITY, AUTISTIC WOMEN AND NONBINARY NETWORK, AUTISTIC SELF-ADVOCACY NETWORK, AUTISTIC PEOPLE OF COLOR FUND, ASSOCIATION OF PROGRAMS FOR RURAL INDEPENDENT LIVING, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AIM INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER and DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION AND DEFENSE FUND |
| 26-2414 |
| August 28, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| Americans w/Disibilities Act-O |
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| Filing 31 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curaie Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, AIM Independent Living Center, American Association of People with Disabilities, Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living, Autistic People of Color Fund, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network, Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, Deaf Equality, Finger Lakes Independence Center, Harlem Independent Living Center, National Association of the Deaf, National Organization of Nurses with Disabilities, New York Association on Independent Living, Northern Regional Center for Independent Living, Southern Tier Independence Center, Center for Public Representation, [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:56 PM] |
| Filing 30 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Alan C. Carver, MD; Farr A. Curlin, MD; Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM; Vincent D. Nguyen, DO, CMD, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:16 PM] |
| Filing 29 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Catholic Medical Association, Chayim Aruchim, Inc., Christ Medicus Foundation, et al., FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:10 PM] |
| Filing 28 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Alan C. Carver, MD; Farr A. Curlin, MD; Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM; Vincent D. Nguyen, DO, CMD, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:09 PM] |
| Filing 27 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Alan C. Carver, MD; Farr A. Curlin, MD; Diane E. Meier, MD, FACP, FAAHPM; Vincent D. Nguyen, DO, CMD, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:06 PM] |
| Filing 26 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Catholic Medical Association, Chayim Aruchim, Inc., Christ Medicus, etc., FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 12:00 PM] |
| Filing 25 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and Fifteen other Disability Rights Organizations, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:26 AM] |
| Filing 24 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and Fifteen other Disability Rights Organizations, FILED. Service date 10/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/30/2026 04:24 AM] |
| Filing 23 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 1 of 1, (pp. 1 - 162), on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant United Spinal Association, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, FILED. Service date 10/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/23/2026 06:14 PM] |
| Filing 22 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant United Spinal Association, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, FILED. Service date 10/23/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 10/23/2026 06:10 PM] |
| Filing 21 ATTORNEY, Andrea W. Trento, in place of attorney David Lawrence, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 10/13/2026 02:16 PM] |
| Filing 20 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of James V. McDonald, New York State Department of Health, Amit M. Shelat, Ann Marie T. Sullivan, New York State Office of Mental Health, Kathy Hochul, New York State Board of Medicine, FILED. [Entered: 10/13/2026 02:02 PM] |
| Filing 19 LOCAL RULE 31.2 NOTICE, placing this appeal on the Court's Expedited Calendar, setting appellant's brief due date as 10/23/2026, appellee's brief due date as 11/30/2026, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 09/18/2026 09:47 AM] [Edited: 09/18/2026 09:52 AM] |
| Filing 18 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant United Spinal Association, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, informing Court of proposed due date 11/13/2026, RECEIVED. Service date 09/17/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/17/2026 05:06 PM] |
| Filing 17 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Kathy Hochul, Appellee New York State Department of Health, Appellee James V. McDonald, Appellee New York State Board of Medicine, Appellee Amit M. Shelat, Appellee New York State Office of Mental Health, Appellee Ann Marie T. Sullivan, FILED. Service date 09/15/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/15/2026 01:05 PM] |
| Filing 16 NEW CASE MANAGER, Wilson Dudley, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 09/15/2026 11:32 AM] |
| Filing 15 NOTICE, to Appellees Amit M. Shelat, Ann Marie T. Sullivan, James V. McDonald, Kathy Hochul, New York State Board of Medicine, New York State Department of Health, New York State Office of Mental Health, for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 09/15/2026 10:38 AM] [Edited: 09/15/2026 10:41 AM] |
| Filing 14 ATTORNEY, David Lawrence, in place of attorney Barbara D. Underwood, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 09/15/2026 10:29 AM] |
| Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of James V. McDonald, Amit M. Shelat, Ann Marie T. Sullivan, New York State Office of Mental Health, Kathy Hochul, New York State Board of Medicine, FILED. [Entered: 09/08/2026 04:58 PM] |
| Filing 11 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant United Spinal Association, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, FILED. Service date 09/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/04/2026 06:18 PM] |
| Filing 10 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant United Spinal Association, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, FILED. Service date 09/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/04/2026 06:15 PM] |
| Filing 9 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant United Spinal Association, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, FILED. Service date 09/04/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 09/04/2026 04:47 PM] |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY, Michael Bien, Ernest Galvan, for Appellant Anita Cameron, Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Appellant Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Appellant Institute for Patients Rights, Appellant Jose Hernandez, Appellant National Council on Independent Living, Appellant Not Dead Yet, Appellant Regional Center for Independent Living, Appellant SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Appellant United Spinal Association, ADDED. [Entered: 09/04/2026 02:26 PM] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Jose Hernandez, SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Regional Center for Independent Living, Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Not Dead Yet, Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Anita Cameron, Institute for Patients Rights, National Council on Independent Living, United Spinal Association, FILED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 07:45 PM] |
| Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Jose Hernandez, SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Regional Center for Independent Living, Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Not Dead Yet, Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Anita Cameron, Institute for Patients Rights, National Council on Independent Living, United Spinal Association, FILED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 06:28 PM] |
| Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Jose Hernandez, Anita Cameron, SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Regional Center for Independent Living, United Spinal Association, Not Dead Yet, National Council on Independent Living, Institute for Patients Rights, OPENED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 11:20 AM] |
| Filing 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Jose Hernandez, Anita Cameron, SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Regional Center for Independent Living, United Spinal Association, Not Dead Yet, National Council on Independent Living, Institute for Patients Rights, district court receipt # ASNYEDC-20575327, FILED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 11:09 AM] |
| Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 08/28/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 11:06 AM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, dated 07/30/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 11:04 AM] |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Brooklyn Center for Independence of the Disabled, Jose Hernandez, Anita Cameron, SelfInitiated Living Options, Inc., Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley, Regional Center for Independent Living, United Spinal Association, Not Dead Yet, National Council on Independent Living, Institute for Patients Rights, FILED. [Entered: 08/28/2026 10:54 AM] |
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