Anderson v. Louie & Ernie’s Pizza
Mark Anthony Anderson v. Louie & Ernie’s Pizza; Giovanni Tiso; Cosimo Tiso; Luisa Tiso
- Lewis Liman
- 1:25-cv-07649
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Anderson v. Louie & Ernie’s Pizza, Judge Liman ordered U.S. Marshals service after Anderson was allowed to proceed without fees.
Mark Anthony Anderson and the four named defendants are affected. Anderson receives court and United States Marshals Service assistance with serving the complaint, while the defendants are to receive the summonses and complaint. The order also requires Anderson to keep the court informed of any address change.
What happened
Mark Anthony Anderson sued Louie & Ernie’s Pizza and Giovanni, Cosimo, and Luisa Tiso. He asked for $12.5 million and other relief, invoking diversity jurisdiction and citing the Emancipation Proclamation. The court understood his claims to include Fair Labor Standards Act and state-law claims.
The court had previously allowed Anderson to proceed without paying filing fees. It therefore directed the Clerk of Court to issue summonses, prepare service forms, and give the required documents to the U.S. Marshals Service so the defendants could be served. Anderson must ask for more time if service is not completed within 90 days after the summonses are issued.
Judge Liman also directed the Clerk to mail Anderson an information package and warned that Anderson must report any address change in writing. The order did not decide whether Anderson’s claims are legally valid.
The detailed version
- Anderson v. Louie & Ernie’s Pizza · No. 1:25-cv-07649
- Lewis Liman
- Nov. 7, 2025
Background
Mark Anthony Anderson appeared without a lawyer and asked to proceed without prepaying court fees. He invoked the court’s diversity jurisdiction and purported to assert claims under the Emancipation Proclamation. The court construed the complaint as asserting claims under the Fair Labor Standards Act and state law. Anderson sought “$12.5 million in relief and medical, back pay for lost wages, and pain and suffering.”
The defendants are Louie & Ernie’s Pizza; Giovanni Tiso, who appears to be the business’s “Pizzaman”; Cosimo Tiso, who appears to be its “License Holder”; and Luisa Tiso, who appears to be its “Administrative Professional.” The opinion identifies Louie & Ernie’s Pizza as being in the Bronx, New York.
Order concerning service
In an earlier order dated September 16, 2025, the court allowed Anderson to proceed without prepaying fees. Because he received that permission, the court stated that he was entitled to assistance from the court and the United States Marshals Service in serving the defendants.
The court directed the Clerk of Court to:
- issue a summons for each defendant; - complete a USM-285 process-receipt-and-return form for each defendant; and - deliver to the United States Marshals Service the documents needed to serve each defendant with the summons and complaint.
The court extended the time for service until 90 days after the summonses are issued. If service is not completed within that period, Anderson should request an extension of time. The court also directed the Clerk to mail Anderson an information package.
Other instruction and disposition
Anderson must notify the court in writing if his address changes. The court stated that it may dismiss the action if he fails to do so. This order concerns service of the lawsuit and does not decide the merits of Anderson’s claims.
Judge Lewis J. Liman signed the order on November 7, 2025.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.