Rennie v. Go New York Tours Inc.

Background

David Rennie moved for a protective order under Document 9 and for sanctions against Go New York Tours under Document 8. The sanctions motion concerned Go New York Tours's removal of the case to federal court. Rennie's motion to remand—asking the court to return the case—remained pending when the court issued this order.

Protective-Order Motion

The court denied Rennie's motion for a protective order. The court stated that Rennie had made functionally the same motion in an earlier related proceeding and that the first two pages of the motions appeared substantially identical. In that earlier proceeding, the court had denied the protective-order motion for lacking any basis in law. The court denied the motion in this case for the same reason.

Sanctions Motion

The court denied Rennie's sanctions motion as premature. It explained that courts frequently deny sanctions motions as premature when deciding them would require the court to prejudge the merits of a separate motion or a party's legal arguments. The court applied that reasoning to Rennie's request for sanctions concerning the removal issue.

Disposition

The court denied the protective-order motion and denied the sanctions motion as premature. The clerk was directed to close the motions at Documents 8 and 9 and mail Rennie a copy of the order. The order did not resolve Rennie's pending motion to remand.