Hassan v. Reynoso
- Paul Gardephe
- 1:19-cv-05938
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Hassan v. Reynoso, Judge Netburn ordered Eslam Hassan to update his address or explain why the case should not be dismissed.
Eslam Hassan, the self-represented plaintiff, was ordered to provide a current address and warned that failure to do so could lead to a later dismissal proceeding.
What happened
In Hassan v. Reynoso, Eslam Hassan, who was representing himself, had not filed a required change-of-address form despite two court orders. The defendants’ affidavit stated that Hassan was served by mail at an address in Brooklyn.
The court ordered Hassan to file the form by June 1, 2020. It warned that if he did not, the court would require him to explain why the case should not be dismissed for failing to pursue it. The order did not dismiss the case.
Judge Sarah Netburn issued the order on May 26, 2020.
The detailed version
- Hassan v. Reynoso · No. 1:19-cv-05938
- Paul Gardephe
- May 26, 2020
Background
Eslam Hassan is the plaintiff and was representing himself. On April 4, 2020, the court ordered him to file a change-of-address form. Hassan did not do so. On May 5, 2020, the court issued another order requiring the same form.
The defendants’ May 20, 2020 affidavit of service stated that Hassan had been served by mail at 1000 Blake Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. The opinion states that Hassan still had not notified the court of his current address.
Order
The court ordered Hassan to file a change-of-address form by June 1, 2020. The court warned that if he failed to file it, it would order him to show cause—meaning explain—why the case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute, or failure to pursue the case. The court did not dismiss the case in this order.
Judge and uncertainty
The order is signed by Sarah Netburn, United States Magistrate Judge. The supplied case metadata identifies Paul Gardephe as the judge, which conflicts with the opinion’s signature; this summary uses the judge named in the opinion itself.
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