h/t Epoch Times
A federal judge has rejected the request by New York prosecutor Alvin Bragg for a restraining order against Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio).
In a 50-page lawsuit, Manhattan District Attorney Bragg, had said that Jordan and other Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee were guilty of “an unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack” of his investigation into Donald Trump.
Bragg recently spearheaded a controversial indictment of the former president. Jordan has been seeking testimony from Bragg as part of an investigation into whether the prosecutor used federal funds in a politically motivated attack on Trump. Bragg says he considered that inappropriate interference and sought the restraining order.
Read the Judge’s order below.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ALVIN L. BRAGG, JR., in his official capacity as District Attorney for New York County, Plaintiff,
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JIM JORDAN, in his official capacity as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY OF THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, and MARK F. POMERANTZ, Defendants.
1:23-cv-3032 (MKV) ORDER MARY KAY VYSKOCIL, United States District Judge: This action was commenced this afternoon with the filing of a complaint by Plaintiff Bragg [ECF No. 1], and an accompanying motion, brought on by a Proposed Order to Show Cause, for a Temporary Restraining Order and a Preliminary Injunction [ECF No. 7], together with a supporting memorandum of law, [ECF No. 8]. The moving papers reference a Declaration of Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., but the Court has not been provided with this document yet, nor is it on the docket. The Court also has not been provided with a copy of the subpoena purportedly served on Mr. Pomerantz. The Court declines to enter the proposed Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause. It is HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff shall effect service on the Defendants of the Complaint together with a copy of this Order, the Plaintiff’s motion, and any supporting papers, on or before 9:00 PM tonight.
It is FURTHER ORDERED that any response by Defendants to the motion shall be served and filed by April 17, 2023 at 9:00 AM.
The Court will hold a hearing on 4/11/2023 USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: DATE FILED: Case 1:23-cv-03032-MKV Document 13 Filed 04/11/23 Page 1 of 2 p. 2 2 Plaintiff’s motion on April 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 18C of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse.
SO ORDERED. _________________________________
Date: April 11, 2023 MARY KAY VYSKOCIL New York, NY United States District Judge Case 1:23-cv-03032-MKV
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