Waheed v. Rentoulis
- Analisa Torres
- 1:24-cv-06476
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Waheed v. Rentoulis, Chief Judge Swain denied Sehra Waheed’s request for preliminary injunctive relief because her submissions did not meet the required standard.
Sehra Waheed and The Seren Fashion Art & Interiors, LLC, as plaintiffs, are affected by the denial of the requested preliminary injunctive relief. Sehra Waheed is also affected by the denial of permission to proceed without paying filing fees for an appeal.
What happened
In Waheed v. Rentoulis, Sehra Waheed, representing herself, filed a complaint and an unsigned request for an order requiring the defendants to explain why preliminary injunctive relief should not issue.
The court explained that preliminary relief requires a showing of likely irreparable harm and either a likely chance of success or serious questions supporting the case combined with hardships strongly favoring the requesting party. The court found that Waheed’s submissions did not show a likelihood of success or sufficiently serious questions with the required balance of hardships.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain denied Waheed’s request for an order to show cause. The court also denied permission to proceed without paying filing fees for any appeal, certifying that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Waheed v. Rentoulis · No. 1:24-cv-06476
- Analisa Torres
- Sept. 9, 2024
Background
Sehra Waheed, proceeding without a lawyer, filed a complaint and an unsigned order to show cause seeking preliminary injunctive relief. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the specific relief Waheed requested.
Legal standard
The court stated that preliminary injunctive relief is an extraordinary remedy. A party seeking it must show likely irreparable harm and either a likelihood of success on the merits or sufficiently serious questions that present a fair ground for litigation, together with a balance of hardships that decisively favors the requesting party.
Ruling
The court concluded that Waheed’s submissions did not demonstrate a likelihood of success on the merits or sufficiently serious questions supported by the required balance of hardships. It therefore denied her request for an order to show cause, identified as ECF No. 4. The court stated that it would issue an explanatory order later.
The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying filing fees for purposes of an appeal.
Classification
This is a procedural order because it addresses a request for preliminary injunctive relief rather than deciding the underlying claims.
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