Celli v. New York City
- John Cronan
- 1:24-cv-09743
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 5
In Celli v. New York City, Judge Cronan’s court denied Celli’s request directed at the District Court, calling it frivolous and vexatious.
The ruling directly affects Lucio Celli’s request directed at the District Court. The opinion does not state the disposition of the filing’s other requests.
What happened
In Celli v. New York City, Lucio Celli filed a motion accusing judges and other people of conflicts, misconduct, retaliation, and interference with his proceedings. He asked the court to consider prior criminal orders in his civil case and to investigate the alleged conduct.
Celli also sought recusal of Magistrate Judge Robert W. Lehrburger, arguing that Lehrburger could be a witness. The filing cited due process, issue preclusion, judicial-recusal rules, and other legal authorities, but the opinion does not decide those underlying allegations or requests.
The court denied the request to the extent it was directed at the District Court, describing it as frivolous and vexatious. The opinion does not state how any other part of the filing was resolved. The supplied case information identifies Judge John Cronan; the order itself is signed by Judge Robert W. Lehrburger.
The detailed version
- Celli v. New York City · No. 1:24-cv-09743
- John Cronan
- May 1, 2025
Background
Lucio Celli submitted a filing concerning Judge Robert W. Lehrburger and Judge John Cronan. The filing sought, among other things, to use prior criminal orders or findings in related civil proceedings, require recusal of judges Celli believed had conflicts, and obtain an investigation into alleged evidence suppression, retaliation, and interference with court proceedings.
Celli relied on authorities concerning issue preclusion, due process, fraud on the court, judicial disqualification, and alleged criminal conduct. The filing also made accusations involving Randi, Wolfe, Swain, Sebiel, unnamed federal actors, and others. The opinion does not make findings that these accusations were true.
Ruling
The order states: “To the extent the instant motion is directed to the District Court, the request is denied as frivolous and vexatious.” It does not state that the entire filing was denied, and it does not specify a ruling on each other request in the filing. The order is dated May 1, 2025.
Judge Information
The supplied case information identifies Judge John Cronan. The opinion text, however, displays an order signed by “HON. ROBERT W. LEHRBURGER,” identified there as a United States Magistrate Judge.
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