Anjelu Sajetta v. City of New York, et al.
- Vargas
- 1:25-cv-02574
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Anjelu Sajetta v. City of New York, Judge Vargas ordered Sajetta to update his address within 30 days or face possible dismissal.
Anjelu Sajetta, whose federal civil action remains pending but may be dismissed without prejudice if he does not update his address within 30 days.
What happened
Anjelu Sajetta v. City of New York concerns a complaint filed by Sajetta without a lawyer while he was incarcerated. The court had allowed him to proceed without paying the filing fee and mailed him that order at the West Facility Annex.
The City of New York later reported that Sajetta was housed at a different facility. Sajetta had not updated his address or otherwise contacted the court, so it was unclear whether he intended to continue the case.
Judge Jeannette A. Vargas ordered Sajetta to update his address within 30 days after the order. The judge warned that failing to do so could lead the court to dismiss the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute.
The detailed version
- Anjelu Sajetta v. City of New York, et al. · No. 1:25-cv-02574
- Vargas
- Sept. 5, 2025
Background
Anjelu Sajetta filed the complaint without a lawyer while incarcerated at the West Facility Annex. On April 30, 2025, the court granted Sajetta permission to proceed without paying the filing fee. The court mailed a copy of that order to him at the West Facility Annex on May 1, 2025.
On August 29, 2025, the City of New York filed a motion seeking more time to respond to the complaint. The City stated that, according to the New York City Department of Correction's Person in Custody Lookup Service, Sajetta was then housed at the Otis Bantum Correctional Center. Sajetta had not updated his address with the court or otherwise communicated with it.
Court’s Action
The court explained that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b) permits a district court to dismiss an action on its own initiative for failure to prosecute after notifying the plaintiff. The court also cited authority stating that a plaintiff must notify the court when an address changes and that failing to do so can justify dismissal.
Judge Jeannette A. Vargas directed Sajetta to update his address of record within 30 days of the order. The court did not dismiss the action in this order. It warned that if Sajetta failed to comply, the court may dismiss the action without prejudice for failure to prosecute.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.