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Beniquez v. New York State Unified Court System — 2d Cir. (Sep 24, 2026)

No. 25-1751 Argued September 24, 2026 Published September 28, 2026

A New York court officer's sexual-harassment lawsuit turns on what a federal judgment did not say. Elizabeth Beniquez sued the state court system and a fellow officer she accused of repeated unwanted advances. The trial judge dismissed her federal claim against the court system and wrote that both sides agreed state sovereign immunity barred her state-law claim in federal court. But the order did not expressly say whether that state-law claim was dismissed without prejudice. Beniquez wants that clarification so she can try the claim in state court, where other defenses could still apply. Michael Taubenfeld of Fisher Taubenfeld will ask the panel to clarify the judgment.

Beniquez v. New York State Unified Court System (No. 25-1751) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued September 24, 2026.

Sources
Argument audio — Second Circuit (public domain, 17 U.S.C. § 105):https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-1751.mp3
Argument date and listing — Second Circuit:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html
Trial court's summary-judgment opinion — Southern District of New York:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1%3A2023cv07735/605494/57/0.pdf
Independent report on the underlying lawsuit — Bloomberg Law:https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/new-york-state-court-officer-drops-harassment-suit-before-trial
Michael Taubenfeld's court filing identifying this appeal — Southern District of New York:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1%3A2025cv00767/635755/34/0.pdf
Michael Taubenfeld's firm — Fisher Taubenfeld:https://www.fishertaubenfeld.com/our-firm/
Court system Counsel's Office — New York Courts:https://www.nycourts.gov/counsels-office
Second Circuit precedent on jurisdictional dismissals without prejudice — Katz v. Donna Karan:https://cases.justia.com/federal/appellate-courts/ca2/15-464/215708474/0.pdf

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