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Federal judge awards temporary respite to plaintiffs suing NYC over water shut-off threats

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on July 26, 2024

A federal judge on Friday ordered the city to temporarily continue providing water to three of seven plaintiffs who filed a lawsuit earlier this week alleging the Adams administration violated the law by threatening to shut their water off over delinquency on their bills — despite them being legally exempt from the shut-offs.

Hector Gonzalez, a federal judge in the Eastern District of New York, issued the ruling on July 26 following a suit and preliminary injunction which Legal Services NYC, a legal group representing seven plaintiffs, filed on Wednesday.

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Federal judge awards temporary respite to plaintiffs suing NYC over water shut-off threats

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