Opinion
21-CV-8321 (JPO)
03-30-2022
HOTEL ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITY, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF NEW YORK, et al., Defendants.
ORDER
J. PAUL OETKEN, DISTRICT JUDGE
In a related case, 21-CV-9322, Plaintiff RHC Operating LLC filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against the City of New York and other City officials. In this action, Plaintiff Hotel Association of New York City has filed a notice that it joins the application for a preliminary injunction. (See Dkt. No. 20.) The Hotel Association of New York City seeks a preliminary injunction only on the grounds that New York City's Severance Law, Int. No. 2397-2021, is preempted under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1001, et seq., as well as New York state law. (See Dkt. No. 23.) For the reasons explained in the Court's decision dated today denying RHC Operating LLC's motion for a preliminary injunction, the Hotel Association of New York City's motion for a preliminary injunction is denied. (See 21-CV-9322, Dkt. No. 37.)
For the foregoing reasons, Plaintiffs motion for a preliminary injunction is DENIED.
SO ORDERED.