Abusikin v. City of New York
- Analisa Torres
- 1:18-cv-04582
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Abusikin v. City of New York, Judge Torres granted in part and denied in part defendants’ sanctions motion, ordering plaintiff to pay $250.
Gare labi Abusikin was ordered to pay $250 to the defendants, the City of New York and the named police officer and John Doe defendants; the opinion does not state the effect of the ruling on any other person.
What happened
In Abusikin v. City of New York, the court considered defendants’ request for sanctions under federal civil-procedure rules. No one objected to the recommended decision prepared by Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox.
The court reviewed that recommendation for clear error, found none, and adopted it in full. The opinion states that the sanction was based on the plaintiff’s violation of Judge Fox’s November 19, 2019 order.
Judge Analisa Torres granted in part and denied in part the defendants’ sanctions motion. She ordered the plaintiff to pay defendants $250 and directed the clerk to close the motion.
The detailed version
- Abusikin v. City of New York · No. 1:18-cv-04582
- Analisa Torres
- June 30, 2020
Background
Defendants moved for sanctions under Rules 41, 37(b), and 30(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The motion concerned the plaintiff’s violation of Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox’s November 19, 2019 order. The opinion does not describe the underlying violation in further detail.
Court’s Review
No party filed objections to Judge Fox’s Report and Recommendation. Judge Analisa Torres reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none. The court therefore adopted the recommendation in its entirety.
Ruling
Judge Torres granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motion for sanctions. The order requires the plaintiff to pay defendants $250 as a sanction for violating Judge Fox’s November 19, 2019 order. The clerk was directed to terminate the motion at docket entry 60.
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