A case brought by the Manhattan U.S. attorney’s office to vindicate dog owners’ rights to have their pets notwithstanding an apartment complex’s “no-pets” rule beat back a summary judgment motion last week.

Southern District Judge Edgardo Ramos (See Profile) denied a motion by the defendant apartment complex in U.S. v. East River Housing Corp., 13 Civ. 8650, to dismiss the claims of one of the three tenants on whose behalf the U.S. is suing, on grounds of claim preclusion.