Golden v. Verizon

Background

On February 16, 2024, the Court granted Verizon New York Inc.’s motion to dismiss Golden’s complaint. The Court held that all of Golden’s federal claims were time-barred and declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over his state-law claims.

After a June 21, 2024 telephone conference, the Court ordered Golden to state his preferred next steps, including whether he wanted permission to file a motion to amend his complaint. Golden instead submitted a letter requesting a settlement conference. Verizon stated that it did not want to participate in a settlement conference at that time. On July 16, 2024, the Court again ordered Golden to state whether he sought to amend his complaint, with a deadline of August 1, 2024. No letter had been filed by the time of this order.

Ruling

Because the complaint had already been dismissed and Golden had not sought permission to amend it, Judge Ronnie Abrams directed the Clerk of Court to close the case and mail Golden a copy of the order. The Court also encouraged Golden to contact a lawyer or legal assistance group about whether he might bring plausible, non-time-barred claims in state court before the limitations period expired. This order does not state that the earlier dismissal was with or without prejudice.