Judge restrains DOGE Treasury access The temporary restraining order came after more than a dozen states filed suit over Elon Musk's vast access Salon · Feb 8, 2025
Federal Judge Blocks Elon Musk's DOGE From Accessing Treasury Department Records A federal judge early Saturday slammed the brakes on Elon Musk's government reform committee from accessing Treasury Department data that includes the Social Security information and bank account numbers of millions of Americans, according to reports. Latin Times · Feb 8, 2025
Don't Give Me That ChatGPT-4 Nonsense, Judge Says From Judge Paul Engelmayer's order Thursday in J.G. v. N.Y. City Dep't of Ed. (S.D.N.Y.), deciding on attorney fees to be awarded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: The Cuddy Law Firm also states that its requested hourly rates are supported by feedback it received from the artificial intelligence… Reason · Feb 25, 2024
"The Court Reminds … Counsel of the Expectation … That Counsel Will Comport Themselves with Decency" From Judge Paul Engelmayer (S.D.N.Y.) in Johnson v. Everyrealm, Inc. (Apr. 26, 2023): The Court late last night received an urgent request by email from Shane Seppinni, Esq., counsel for plaintiff Tevo Johnson, seeking, on account of a medical emergency, an adjournment of the Friday, April 28, 2023 deadline for… Reason · Jun 9, 2023
Pseudonymity for Defendant Accused of "Professional Wrongdoing," If Case Is Promptly Settled In IPSOS MMA, Inc. v. Doe (decided Jan. 25 but just posted on Westlaw), the plaintiff, a marketing analytics company, sued an ex-employee for alleged trade secret infringement; the case settled within three months of filing, and Judge Paul Engelmayer (S.D.N.Y.) allowed it to be litigated pseudonymously: On November 18,… Reason · Feb 18, 2022