Edmondson et al v. Raniere et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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SARAH EDMONDSON, et al.,
Plaintiffs,
-against-
KEITH RANIERE, et al.,
Defendants.
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MEMORANDUM & ORDER
20-CV-485 (EK)(PCG)
ERIC KOMITEE, United States District Judge:
This is a long-running civil action, in which
plaintiffs seek civil damages for injuries caused by members of
NXIVM, an Albany-based organization that held itself out as an
educational enterprise with a unique approach to personal
growth. 	The Court issued two previous orders dismissing certain
claims and plaintiffs. 	See ECF Nos. 240, 313. 	We now resolve
several disputes among the parties, see ECF No. 321, regarding
what material should be deleted from the forthcoming Fourth
Amended Complaint in light of the Court’s motion-to-dismiss
decisions:
• 	References to plaintiffs Salazar, Valerie, and Jane
Doe 8 should remain.
• 	References to plaintiffs Natalie, Cua, Pratt,
Vicente, Wysocki, Haynes, MacQuarrie, Leviton,
Constantino, Cottrell, Gendron should be deleted.
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• 	Allegations that defendant Roberts branded the DOS
Plaintiffs should remain; however, language
regarding Roberts’s knowledge of a broader
conspiracy should be stricken. 	See, e.g., Proposed
FAC ¶ 289, ECF No. 321-1.
• 	Immigration-fraud allegations should be deleted as
to Daniela and Camila but retained as to Adrian.
See id. ¶ 232.
• 	Daniela’s forced labor and human trafficking claim
(id. ¶ 268) should remain.
• 	Allegations regarding the “patent-pending”
statements (e.g., id. ¶ 52) should be deleted.
• 	Daniela and Camila’s names should be stricken from
¶ 54 of the Proposed Fourth Amended Complaint.
• 	Labor-trafficking allegations against defendant
Clare Bronfman (e.g., id. ¶¶ 281, 284) should
remain.
• 	Allegations regarding defendant Clare Bronfman’s
alleged witness tampering (e.g., id. ¶¶ 178-79)
should be deleted.
• 	Other disputed paragraphs — namely those containing
allegations that plaintiffs claim are relevant to
the TVPRA beneficiary claims, other claims against
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defendant Raniere, and the overall enterprise —
should be retained for the time being. 	As with all
such rulings, however, the Court may revisit this
ruling as appropriate before the case is tried
before a jury.
The plaintiffs are directed to file a new amended
complaint in compliance with the foregoing by February 17.
SO ORDERED.
/s/ Eric Komitee
ERIC KOMITEE
United States District Judge
Dated: 	February 2, 2026
Brooklyn, New York
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