| ECF |
U.S. District Court
Southern District of New York (Foley Square)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:24-cv-03232-AT
C.S. v. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Assigned to: Judge Analisa Torres Demand: $5,000,000 Cause: 28:1332 Diversity Action | Date Filed: 04/29/2024 Jury Demand: Plaintiff Nature of Suit: 190 Contract: Other Jurisdiction: Diversity |
| Plaintiff | ||
| C.S. individually and on behalf of all other similarly situated | represented by | Carrie A Goldberg C. A. Goldberg, PLLC 16 Court Street 33rd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11241 646-666-8908 Email: carrie@cagoldberglaw.com ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
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| Defendant | ||
| The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York a New York corporation | represented by | Gabrielle Tenzer Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP 350 Fifth Avenue 63rd Floor New York, NY 10118 212-763-0883 Fax: 212-564-0883 Email: gtenzer@kaplanhecker.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED Roberta Ann Kaplan Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP 350 Fifth Avenue 63rd Floor 10118 New York, NY 10118 212-763-0883 Fax: 212-564-0883 Email: rkaplan@kaplanhecker.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED |
| Date Filed | # | Docket Text |
|---|---|---|
| 04/29/2024 | 1 | COMPLAINT against The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. (Filing Fee $ 405.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-29280739)Document filed by C.S…(Goldberg, Carrie) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 2 | CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Goldberg, Carrie) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 3 | REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, re: 1 Complaint. Document filed by C.S…(Goldberg, Carrie) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 4 | EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . Document filed by C.S.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order To Show Cause).(Goldberg, Carrie) (Refer to ECF Rule 13.19(b) and (c) for directions regarding promptly alerting the court to this filing.) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 5 | MOTION to Seal Unredacted Complaint and Unredacted Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. Document filed by C.S.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Seal).(Goldberg, Carrie) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Analisa Torres. 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..(jgo) (Entered: 04/29/2024) | |
| 04/29/2024 | Magistrate Judge Valerie Figueredo is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. 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. (jgo) (Entered: 04/29/2024) | |
| 04/29/2024 | Case Designated ECF. (jgo) (Entered: 04/29/2024) | |
| 04/29/2024 | 6 | ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York..(jgo) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 7 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Roberta Ann Kaplan on behalf of The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York..(Kaplan, Roberta) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 8 | NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Gabrielle Tenzer on behalf of The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York..(Tenzer, Gabrielle) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 9 | LETTER addressed to Judge Analisa Torres from Roberta A. Kaplan dated April 29, 2024 re: Related Cases. Document filed by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 – 2/23/24 Kaplan Letter Re Related Cases, # 2 Exhibit 2 – 2/26/24 Kasowitz Letter Re Relatedness.pdf, # 3 Exhibit 3 – 2/26/24 Kaplan Letter Reply Re Relatedness, # 4 Exhibit 4 – 2/28/24 Garnett Order Denying Request to Designate Cases as Related, # 5 Exhibit 5 – 2/28/24 Broderick Order Denying Request to Designate Cases as Related).(Kaplan, Roberta) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 10 | ***SELECTED PARTIES*** BRIEF re: 5 MOTION to Seal Unredacted Complaint and Unredacted Motion for Temporary Restraining Order., 1 Complaint – Sealed Class Action Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial. Document filed by C.S., The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 5 .(Goldberg, Carrie) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 11 | ***SELECTED PARTIES*** MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: 4 EMERGENCY MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order . . Document filed by C.S., The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Motion or Order to File Under Seal: 5 .(Goldberg, Carrie) (Entered: 04/29/2024) |
| 04/29/2024 | 12 | ORDER: The Court has reviewed Plaintiff’s motion seeking a temporary restraining order (“TRO”). ECF No. 4. Accordingly: 1. By April 29, 2024, at 9:00 p.m., Plaintiff shall file under seal unredacted versions of the complaint and TRO motion, and shall email copies of the same to chambers at TorresNYSDChambers@nysd.uscourts.gov; 2. By April 29, 2024, at 9:00 p.m., Plaintiff shall confirm, via email to the above-listed address, that she has complied with the requirements of Rule IV.B of the Court’s Individual Practices in Civil Cases;3. By April 29, 2024, at 9:00 p.m., Plaintiff shall serve Defendant with an unredacted version of the complaint, the TRO motion, the motion to seal, and this order; 4. If Defendant intends to oppose entry of the TRO, it shall file opposition papers by May 1, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., 5. Plaintiff shall file any reply by May 2, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., and 6. The parties shall appear for a hearing on Plaintiff’s application for a temporary restraining order on May 3, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., in Courtroom 15D of the United States Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007. Beyond addressing whether Plaintiff has met the standard to issue a TRO, see Citigroup Glob. Markets, Inc. v. VCG Special Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., 598 F.3d 30 (2d Cir. 2010), the parties shall be prepared to discuss: a. Whether Plaintiff has established the requirements for subject-matter jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act (“CAFA”), 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d); b. Whether any of Plaintiff’s requests for injunctive relief risk becoming moot at the end of the school year; and c. Whether Plaintiff’s TRO motion seeks “a mandatory [] injunction that alters the status quo by commanding some positive act, as opposed to a prohibitory injunction seeking only to maintain the status quo.” Cacchillo v. Insmed, Inc., 638 F.3d 401, 406 (2d Cir. 2011) (citation omitted). Set Deadlines/Hearing as to ( Motion Hearing set for 5/3/2024 at 11:00 AM in Courtroom 15D, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Analisa Torres.) (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 4/29/2024) (rro) (Entered: 04/30/2024) |
| 04/30/2024 | 13 | ORDER: The Court shall hold a videoconference with the parties in this matter today, April 30, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. Members of the press and the public may access the conference by dialing +l 646-453-4442 and entering access code 967939434#. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Analisa Torres on 4/30/2024) ( Status Conference set for 4/30/2024 at 02:30 PM before Judge Analisa Torres.) (ks) (Entered: 04/30/2024) |
| 04/30/2024 | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Analisa Torres: Status Conference held on 4/30/2024 via videoconference. Rafey S. Balabanian of Edelson PC present for Plaintiff C.S. Roberta Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP present for Defendant The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York. Court reporter present. (dt) (Entered: 04/30/2024) |