Analisa Torres
How Judge Torres rules, drawn from 38 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Torres
Analisa Nadine Torres is a judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by President Barack Obama, Judge Torres received a commission on April 23, 2013.
Judge Torres's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Torres, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
- Civil Case Management and Scheduling Order ↗
- Individual Practices in Civil Cases ↗
- Individual Practices in Civil Pro Se Cases ↗
Key rules
Motions
Most civil motions require a pre-motion letter, subject to the listed exceptions.
“i. A pre-motion letter is required prior to the filing of any motion, except motions with a jurisdictional time limit as provided by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, post-judgment motions, motions brought on by a court order to show cause, motions for reargument or reconsideration, motions by incarcerated pro se litigants, motions for admission pro hac”
Discovery
After conferring, parties must present a discovery dispute in one joint letter, normally no more than six pages.
“D. Discovery Disputes. All parties shall follow Local Civil Rule 37.2 with the following modifications: A party wishing to raise a discovery dispute with the Court shall first confer in good faith with the opposing party, in person or by telephone, in an effort to resolve the dispute. If this meet-and-confer process does not succeed, the parties shall describe the dispute in a single joint letter to the Court, normally not exceeding six pages. The joint letter shall include a”
Conferences
File adjournment and extension requests in writing as ECF letter-motions.
“C. Requests for Adjournments or Extensions of Time. All requests for adjournments or extensions of time shall be made in writing and filed on ECF as letter motions in accordance with Rule I(B) above. The letter motion shall state:”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 8, 2026).
- Amended Standing Order on Highly Sensitive Documents ↗
- Second Amended Standing Order on Civil Case Opening ↗
- Amended Standing Order on Miscellaneous Civil Case Opening ↗
- Standing Order on Applications to File a Civil Case Under Seal ↗
- Standing Order on Emergency Relief and Section 2255 Filing Procedures ↗
- Notice on Immigration Custody Habeas Petitions and Emergency Relief ↗
How Judge Torres decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In the FLSA collective action, Torres found evidence of a common violation despite differences in the employees’ individual hours.
“Here, Plaintiffs have adduced evidence that they were common victims of a FLSA violation.”
In the Ferera home-entry case, disputed officer testimony and video evidence prevented summary judgment for either side; the court left the claimed emergency and municipal practice for a jury.
“It is the jury’s role to weigh evidence and make credibility determinations”
Procedural preferences
In United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Wilson, Judge Torres assessed the defendants' Rule 12 motion using the complaint's allegations, accepting them as true for purposes of the motion.
“The following facts are taken from the complaint and accepted as true for the purposes of this motion.”
In Kiss Nail Products, Inc. v. Lashify, Inc., she denied a nonparty motion to quash document requests after finding no undue burden where the parties already held the exhibits and KISS only needed to authorize their use.
“The requests do not require KISS to search for or produce any new documents: the parties to the Texas Actions already possess the exhibits”
In Abdallah, the court resolved which arbitration agreement governed before enforcing its delegation clause, and required clear notice and assent before treating later terms as a valid modification.
“The Court concludes that Plaintiff did not agree to modify the 2017 Terms of Use when Experian rolled out its 2023 Terms of Use.”
Cautions
In Mazur v. New York City Department of Education, Judge Torres granted the defendants' summary judgment motion after finding that no reasonable jury could find the plaintiff had been discriminated against.
“Because Defendants have shown that a reasonable jury could not find that Plaintiff was discriminated against, Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
A detention agency could not rely on an immigration detainer alone as proof of a final removal order when deciding earned time credits. The petition was nevertheless denied after the agency obtained the actual final order.
“BOP erred by relying solely on the contents of the October 2023 detainer to deny”
In KalshiEX, ordinary costs of complying with state regulation did not establish irreparable harm for emergency relief.
“the ordinary burdens and costs of complying with government regulation are typically insufficient to constitute irreparable harm.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“Defendants move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2), 12(b)(3), and 12(b)(6) or, in the alternative, to transfer venue ... For the reasons stated below, Defendants' motion is DENIED.”
“Defendants' motion to decertify the conditionally certified collective action is DENIED.”
“Plaintiffs' request for final certification is GRANTED.”
“Plaintiffs' motion for partial summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“Maguire's motion for summary judgment is DENIED.”
“Because Defendants have shown that a reasonable jury could not find that Plaintiff was discriminated against, Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED.”
“Defendants move for summary judgment pursuant to Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons stated below, Defendants' motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“HUD moves for judgment on the pleadings and summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, HUD's motions are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“both motions to dismiss are DENIED, and Plaintiffs' motion to file a supplemental complaint is GRANTED.”
“Defendant seeks to dismiss the amended complaint for lack of jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) ... Alternatively, Defendant moves to strike Plaintiffs' request for injunctive relief. For the reasons stated below, the motions are DENIED.”
“Alternatively, Defendant moves to strike Plaintiffs' request for injunctive relief. For the reasons stated below, the motions are DENIED.”
“Defendant's motion to dismiss is DENIED, and each party's motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss with respect to the New Jersey tip-pooling claim, the Connecticut uniform claim, and the Michigan tip-credit claim. The Court GRANTS IN PART the motion to dismiss the California Unfair Competition Law claims, and DENIES the motion with respect to the California Labor Code claims.”
“Defendants move to dismiss the second amended complaint ... pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons stated below, the motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.”
“Defendants move to transfer this action to the Northern District of Texas and to partially dismiss Plaintiffs' FLSA minimum wage claim. For the reasons stated below, the motions are DENIED.”
“The parties have cross-moved for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff's motion is GRANTED, and the DOE's motion is DENIED.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Sample of her 2015-2018 terminated cases. A mixed docket: ERISA, ADA Title III (rapid settlements), employment and civil rights, immigration, FTC/SEC enforcement, and a criminal calendar. Many ADA and accommodation suits terminate within weeks via settlement, while enforcement and ERISA matters run longer. The durations are filed-minus-terminated.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 23 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 23 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | 19 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 22 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 22 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 27 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 31 |
| Mar 2023 | 0 | 29 |
| Sep 2022 | 0 | 27 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 24 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 16 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 17 |
| Sep 2020 | 0 | 11 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, not for Judge Torres: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 9,565 | 5.6 months |
| Closed with no court action | 1,749 | 3.5 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 6,416 | 5.1 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 1,313 | 14.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 87 | 51.7 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 9,565 | 5.6 months |
| Sep 2024 | 10,695 | 6.4 months |
| Sep 2023 | 10,316 | 5.6 months |
| Sep 2022 | 11,818 | 6.1 months |
| Sep 2021 | 10,662 | 5.7 months |
| Sep 2020 | 10,118 | 6.6 months |
| Sep 2019 | 11,357 | 6.6 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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