Preet Bharara takes a bite out of management company

He refused to let sleeping dogs lie — and now Preet Bharara is officially a mentally ill woman’s knight in shining armor.

A federal judge Friday approved the Manhattan US Attorney’s request for a temporary restraining order blocking management at a complex on Grand Street from evicting Stephanie Aaron next week for refusing to get rid of a beloved pit bull.

Aaron, 53, relies on her dog Rosie to cope with depression and anxiety. Bharara sued co-op manager East River Housing Corp. on her behalf in December.

Manhattan federal Judge Edgardo Ramos said during a hearing that “he had to do something” while a lawsuit over the issue remains undecided. Otherwise, Aaron and Rosie would be in immediate jeopardy of being evicted once a state Housing Court ruling goes into effect on Monday, Ramos added.

Although a lawyer for East River Housing argued that federal courts are usually prohibited from lifting stays in effect in state courts, Ramos said he could issue the order because the government made the request —not a private party.