Brown v. United Nations

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SHARON L. BROWN, Plaintiff, -against- 24-CV-7061 (LTS) UNITED NATIONS; WORLD HEATH ORDER ORGANIZATION; UNRWA; PLANNED PARENTHOOD, Defendants.

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, has filed a notice of motion requesting preliminary injunctive relief. She requests that the Court “stop abortion in NYC, NYS and America all 50 states, right to life already exists and murder, decapitation mutilation is already a crime.” (ECF 4, at 1.) Plaintiff’s motion is denied.

DISCUSSION To obtain preliminary injunctive relief, Plaintiff must show: (1) that she is likely to suffer irreparable harm and (2) either (a) a likelihood of success on the merits of her case or (b) sufficiently serious questions going to the merits to make them a fair ground for litigation and a balance of hardships tipping decidedly in her favor. See UBS Fin. Servs., Inc. v. W.V. Univ. Hosps., Inc., 660 F.3d 643, 648 (2d Cir. 2011) (citation and internal quotation marks omitted); Wright v. Giuliani, 230 F.3d 543, 547 (2000). Preliminary injunctive relief “is an extraordinary and drastic remedy, one that should not be granted unless the movant, by a clear showing, carries the burden of persuasion.” Moore v. Consol. Edison Co. of N.Y., Inc., 409 F.3d 506, 510 (2d Cir. 2005) (internal quotation marks and citation omitted).

Plaintiff’s submissions do not demonstrate: (1) a likelihood of success on the merits, or (2) sufficiently serious questions going to the merits to make them a fair ground for litigation and a balance of hardships tipping decidedly in her favor. Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request for an order to show cause (ECF No. 4) is denied. The Court will issue an explanatory order at a later date.

CONCLUSION Plaintiff’s request for preliminary injunctive relief (ECF No. 4) is denied.

The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue).

SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 18, 2024 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge