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Lidia Orrego

 

 

May 10, 2022 judicial misconduct complaint vs Judge Brown

May 10, 2022 judicial misconduct complaint vs Judge Shields

May 25, 2022 acknowledgment letter  -- 22-90047-jm; 22-90048-jm

September 28, 2022 dismissal Order of Chief Judge Livingston

November 29, 2022 Order of Judicial Council denying petition for review

January 9, 2023 e-mail & petition to Judicial Conference Committee on Judicial Conduct-Administrative Office of U.S. Courts -- General Counsel

April 23, 2024 letter from Deputy Clerk, with Judicial Council Order denying petition for review

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previously dismissed appeal in 23-7928

23-90045

24-90023-jm; 24-90027-jm

Orrego's February 23, 2024 judicial misconduct complaint vs Judge Azrack  fact statement

December 16, 2024 dismissal Order of Chief Judge Livingston, with transmitting ltr 

 

 

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Orrego's July 23, 2025 petition for writ of mandamus
v EDNY-Bulsara; Shields #25-1810

Orrego's July 24, 2025 petition for writ of mandamus
v EDNY-Bulsara; Shields #25-1802
(15 pages, plus exhibits)

Orrego's July 24, 2025 petition for writ of mandamus
v EDNY-Bulsara; Shields #25-1808
(15 pages, plus exhibits)

Orrego's Sept 24, 2025 petition for writ of mandamus
v EDNY- Bulsara; Shields #25-2399 
(14 pages, plus exhibits)

November 17, 2025 docket recusal of Bulsara & Shields
& random reassignment to Chen & Merkl

2nd Circuit's Nov 21, 2025 Order denying mandamus
25-1802 (L),
25-2399 (Con)
(Kearse, Raggi, Lohier)
 
granting in forma pauperis for purpose of filing mandamus petition.
"It is further ORDERED that the mandamus petition is DENIED because Petitioner has not demonstrated that she lacks an adequate, alternative means of obtaining relief, that her right to the writ is clear and indisputable, and that granting the writ is approprite under the circumstances. See Cheney v. U.S. Dist. Ct. for D.C., 542 U.S. 367, 380-81 (2004)."

2nd Circuit's Nov 21, 2024 Order denying mandamus
#
25-1810(L)
(Kearse, Raggi, Lohier)

2nd Circuit's Nov 21, 2024 Order denying mandamus
#25-1808
(Kearse, Raggi, Lohier)

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Orrego's Nov 29, 2025 complaint v Bulsara 

Orrego's Nov 29, 2025 complaint vs Shields

2nd Circuit's Dec 30, 2025 acknowledgment
25-90131-jm; 25-90132-jm


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Orrego's Dec 5, 2025 motion for reconsideration -- #25-1808

 

 

February 2, 2026 Order
#25-1802(L);
#25-2399(Con);
#25-1808;
#25-1810
(Kearse, Raggi, Lohier)
NO REASONS

February 25, 2026 Order --
#25-2225(L)(Tandem);
#25-2434 (Con);
#25-3217 (Con);
#25-2239(L)(Tandem);
#25-2437(Con);
#25-3208(Con)
(Lynch, Menashi, Rakoff)

2 sets of consolidated appeals, each with three appeals, for a total of six

appeal #25-2234 to be considered by a different future panel -- NO EXPLANATION

dismisses either 5 or 6 appeals because no final order and therefore it lacks jurisdiction

denies construing motion as petition for mandamus, without reasons --


March 5, 2026 Order
#25-1808
NO JUDGES IDENTIFIED; NO REASONS FOR DENIAL OF RECONSIDERATION/RECONSIDERATION EN BANC

March 11, 2026 Order
#25-1802(Lead); 25-2399(Con)
NO JUDGES IDENTIFIED; NO REASONS FOR DENIAL OF RECONSIDERATION/RECONSIDERATION EN BANC

March 11, 2026 Order
#25-1810
NO JUDGES IDENTIFIED; NO REASONS FOR DENIAL OF RECONSIDERATION/RECONSIDERATION EN BANC

 

April 24, 2026 Order
#25-2239(Lead),
#24-2437(Con),
#24-3208(Con)
NO JUDGES IDENTIFIED: NO REASONS FOR DENIAL OF RECONSIDERATION/RECONSIDERATION EN BANC

April 24, 2026 Order
#25-2225(Lead),
#25-3217(Con),
#25-2434(Con)
NO JUDGES IDENTIFIED: NO REASONS FOR DENIAL OF RECONSIDERATION/RECONSIDERATION EN BANC

April 24, 2026 Order
(Jacobs, Parker, Lohier)
#25-2234(L)
#25-2431(Con)
#25-3234(Con)
#26-298(Con)

lacks jurisdiction -- #25-3234
denies IFP in other three appeals & dismisses because each "lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); see 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)."
"Appellants' remaining motions in these consolidated appeals are DENIED as moot."

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Judge Bulsara's May 8, 2026 Memorandum & Order, with Judgment

Orrego's June 1, 2026 Notice of Appeals -- #26-1576

Orrego's June 24, 2026 motion to vacate with memorandum of law

Orrego's July 23, 2026 motion to Court of Appeals

 

Orrego's August 10, 2026 misconduct complaint vs Judge Bulsara

2nd Circuit's August 14, 2026 acknowledgment -- #26-90052-jm

2nd Circuit's Aug 12, 2026 Order --
(Kahn)
#26-899(L)
#26-1576(Con)
motion to hold appeals in abeyance pending district ct disposition of relief from judgment motions & for indicative ruling, DENIED without reasons

Orrego's August 26, 2026 motion for reconsideration
#26-899; #26-1576

Orrego's August 27, 2026 motion for leave to file supplement
#26-899

 

Orrego's September 3, 2026 petition for a writ of mandamus
#26-2518

2nd Circuit's Sept 9, 2026 Order dismissing appeals --
(Lohier, Calabresi, Carney)
#26-899(L)  NOA
#26-1576(Con)  NOA

denies IFP & dismisses the appeals "because they lack[] an arguable basis either in law or in fact. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); see 28 U.S.C. 1915(e). It is further ORDERED that the remaining motions are DENIED as moot."

 

 

 

Cheney v. United States District Court for the District of Columbia | 542 U.S. 367 (2004)

Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319 (1989)

28 USC 1915

 

Hoefer v. Bd. of Educ. of the Enlarged City Sch. Dist. of Middletown, 820 F.3d 58, 62 (2d Cir 2016)

28 U.S.C. §1291

Petrello v. White, 533 F.3d 110, 113 (2d Cir. 2008).

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