Hernandez et al v. New York State Board of Elections et al
Plaintiff: National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc., Disability Rights New York, Jose Hernandez, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheta Bunting, Ed.D Karen Luxton Gourgey and Keith Gurgui
Defendant: Todd D. Valentine, Robert A. Brehm, Douglas A. Kellner, Peter S. Kosinski, New York State Board of Elections and Andrew Spano
Case Number: 1:2020cv04003
Filed: May 22, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
Presiding Judge: Lewis J Liman
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Americans with Disabilities - Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 12101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Rasheta Bunting in Support re: #8 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction .. Document filed by American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc...(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that a telephonic conference shall convene at 4:30 p.m. today in this matter. Parties are directed to call (888) 251-2909 and use access code 2123101. Plaintiffs are directed to notify Defendants of this order. SO ORDERED. ( Telephone Conference set for 5/22/2020 at 04:30 PM before Judge Lewis J. Liman.) (Signed by Judge Lewis J. Liman on 5/22/2020) (va)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction . Document filed by American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law, #2 Affidavit Asbee Declaration, #3 Affidavit Hernandez Declaration, #4 Affidavit Gurgui Declaration, #5 Affidavit Luxton Gourgey Declaration, #6 Affidavit Wayne Declaration, #7 Affidavit Dennis Declaration, #8 Affidavit Blake Declaration, #9 Exhibit, #10 Unreported Case, #11 Unreported Case).(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Amanda Brooke Pearlstein on behalf of American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc...(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Amanda Brooke Pearlstein on behalf of American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc...(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Amanda Brooke Pearlstein on behalf of American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc...(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 FILING ERROR - DEFICIENT SUMMONS REQUEST PDF ERROR - REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to THE NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS, DOUGLAS A. KELLNER, Co-Chair and Commissioner, ANDREW SPANO, Commissioner, PETER S. KOSINSKI, Co-Chair and Commissioner, TODD D. VALENTINE, Co-Executive Director, and ROBERT A. BREHM, Co-Executive Director, in their official capacities at the New York State Board of Elections, re: #1 Complaint,. Document filed by American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons, #3 Summons, #4 Summons, #5 Summons).(Pearlstein, Amanda) Modified on 5/22/2020 (pne).
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 PROPOSED ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WITH EMERGENCY RELIEF. Document filed by American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Disability Rights New York, Keith Gurgui, Jose Hernandez, Karen Luxton Gourgey, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc.. Related Document Number: #1 ..(Pearlstein, Amanda) Proposed Order to Show Cause to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Robert A. Brehm, Douglas A. Kellner, Peter S. Kosinski, Andrew Spano, The New York State Board of Elections, Todd D. Valentine. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-19943781)Document filed by American Council of the Blind of New York, Inc., Rasheda Bunting, Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York, Keith Gurgui, Karen Luxton Gourgey, Disability Rights New York, Jose Hernandez, National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc...(Pearlstein, Amanda)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Lewis J. Liman: Telephone Conference held on 5/22/2020. Amanda Pearlstein, Christina Asbee, Christina Drandt-Young, and Eve Hill present by telephone for Plaintiffs. Seth Farber and James Cooney present by telephone for Defendants. Court reporter present by telephone. The Court held a conference addressing the Plaintiff's Motion for a Preliminary Injunction (Docket #8). Telephonic Oral Argument set for 5/29/2020 at 10:00AM before Judge Lewis J. Liman. Parties are directed to call (888) 251-2909 and use access code 2123101. This line will be open to the public and those interested can use the same dial-in instructions. (mf)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS. Notice to Attorney Amanda Brooke Pearlstein to RE-FILE Document No. #4 Request for Issuance of Summons. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the PDF attached to the docket entry for the issuance of summons is not correct; summons requests should not be filed as attachments; each summons request must be filed separately, or you can file a single summons with a rider/addendum attached listing the names and addresses of the defendants. Re-file the document using the event type Request for Issuance of Summons found under the event list Service of Process - select the correct filer/filers - and attach the corrected summons form PDF. (pne)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Case Designated ECF. (pne)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Lewis J. Liman. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pne)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Magistrate Judge Debra C. Freeman is so designated. 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. (pne)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER. Document No. #3 Proposed Order to Show Cause With Emergency Relief, was reviewed and approved as to form. (ad)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING PARTY MODIFICATION. Notice to attorney Amanda Brooke Pearlstein. The party information for the following party/parties has been modified: Rasheta Bunting, Douglas A. Kellner, Andrew Spano, Peter S. Kosinski, Todd D. Valentine, Robert A. Brehm. The information for the party/parties has been modified for the following reason/reasons: party name contained a typographical error; party text was omitted. (pne)

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Plaintiff: National Federation of the Blind of New York State, Inc.
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Plaintiff: Disability Rights New York
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Plaintiff: Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York
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Plaintiff: Rasheta Bunting
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Plaintiff: Ed.D Karen Luxton Gourgey
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Plaintiff: Keith Gurgui
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Defendant: Todd D. Valentine
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Defendant: Douglas A. Kellner
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Defendant: Peter S. Kosinski
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Defendant: New York State Board of Elections
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