Prisoners' Legal Services of New York v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Opinion

USDC SDNY DOCUMENT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT ELECTRONICALLY FILED SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DOC#: eX DATE FILED: 5/28/2025 PRISONERS’ LEGAL SERVICES OF NEW YORK, _ : et al, : : 1:25-cv-1965-GHW Plaintiffs, : : ORDER -against- : U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, : et al, : Defendants. :

wane K GREGORY H. WOODS, United States District Judge: On May 27, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction before Judge Woods. Dkt. No. 34 (motion); Dkt. No. 35 (proposed order). ‘This case is referred to Magistrate Judge Figueredo for general pretrial matters and disposittve motions. Dkt. No. 26. Motions for preliminary injunctions are dispositive motions. See Savoie v. Merchants Bank, 84 F.3d 52, 59-60 (2d Cir. 1996); Mitchell v. Century 21 Rustic Realty, 233 F. Supp. 2d 418, 430 (E.D.N.Y.), aff'd, 45 F. App’x 59 (2d Cir. 2002) (collecting cases). For the avoidance of doubt, the Court construes Plaintiffs’ motion as one made before Judge Figueredo. SO ORDERED. Dated: May 28, 2025 New York, New York GREG . WOODS United States District Judge