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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Dec. 13, 2019

Casanova v. Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center

Judge
Colleen McMahon
Docket
1:19-cv-06274
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Casanova v. Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, Judge McMahon dismissed the complaint after Casanova failed to file an ordered amended complaint.

Who this affects

Rayshawn I. Casanova's complaint was dismissed after he failed to file the required amended complaint. The court also denied fee-free status for any appeal.

What happened

In Casanova v. Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, the court had previously ordered Rayshawn I. Casanova to file an amended complaint within 60 days.

The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal. Casanova did not file an amended complaint.

The court dismissed the complaint and denied fee-free status for any appeal, certifying that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. Chief Judge Colleen McMahon signed the order.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Casanova v. Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center · No. 1:19-cv-06274
Judge
Colleen McMahon
Date
Dec. 13, 2019

Background

The court had ordered Rayshawn I. Casanova to file an amended complaint within 60 days. The order warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal. The opinion states that Casanova did not file an amended complaint.

Ruling

The court dismissed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(a1), after noting that the complaint had been filed without prepaying the filing fee under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The opinion does not address the underlying allegations or decide their merits.

The court directed the Clerk of Court to mail Casanova a copy of the order and record service on the docket. It also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.

The authoritative version

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