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Maybe we need a qualified lawyer with a law license to chime in here (apologies if you are one), rather than someone like myself with enough schooling to be dangerously wrong.I'm not trying to school you, simply iterating where I'm coming from for the sake of clarity. I do appreciate your posts.
If the defendants in this case ignore the TRO while in effect, they can be hauled into federal court and held in contempt. My understanding of the nature of this restraining order is that it only binds those whom it orders. Since this order was specifically directed only at the named defendants, if another agency not named enforced it, they could not be hauled into court in this case, not unless and until they were served and joined, or there was some motion granted to modify the TRO into something more expansive.
So if, for instance, NYPD still requires an in-person interview etc., the denied applicant would have to either relitigate this and ask their judge to follow this court, or join them into this case, which could be tough since they're not in the northern district. If it was a criminal charge, they would probably be stuck defending themselves in criminal court since federal courts are usually loathe to jump into an ongoing criminal matter. But Sudabby has hopefully provided at least a temporary partial shield from prosecution by NYPD or three counties for now, if the 2nd circuit lets it stand.