Dash v. City of New York
- Laura Swain
- 1:20-cv-03894
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Dash v. City of New York, Magistrate Judge Aaron ordered the Marshals Service to serve defendants after Dash was allowed to proceed without paying fees.
Raymon A. Dash, the City of New York and the other defendants, the Clerk of Court, and the U.S. Marshals Service.
What happened
Raymon A. Dash was allowed to proceed without paying filing fees and therefore could rely on the court and the U.S. Marshals Service to serve the defendants in Dash v. City of New York.
The court instructed the Clerk of Court to prepare service forms, issue summonses, and give the necessary papers to the Marshals Service. Dash was told to notify the court in writing of any address change and was informed that the case could be dismissed if he failed to do so. The order also provided information about filing by email and a legal clinic for people without lawyers.
Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron entered the order of service on June 16, 2020. The order addressed how the defendants would be served and did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Dash v. City of New York · No. 1:20-cv-03894
- Laura Swain
- June 16, 2020
Background
Raymon A. Dash was granted permission to proceed without paying filing fees, commonly called permission to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). The opinion states that, in an IFP case, he could rely on the court and the U.S. Marshals Service to serve process on the defendants.
Order
The court instructed the Clerk of Court to complete a U.S. Marshals Service Process Receipt and Return form for each defendant. The Clerk was also instructed to issue summonses and deliver all paperwork needed for the Marshals Service to serve the defendants.
Dash was required to notify the court in writing if his address changed. The order states that the court could dismiss the action if he failed to provide that notice. Because Dash was proceeding without a lawyer, the order also provided information about email filing during the health crisis and referred him to the New York Legal Assistance Group's civil legal clinic.
Disposition
Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron entered an order of service. The opinion does not decide the merits of Dash's claims against the City of New York or the other defendants; it addresses service of the lawsuit and related instructions.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.