Jeanty v. Precision Pipeline Solutions LLC

Background

The court had previously ordered Kervin Jeanty to file, by June 30, 2020, both his opposition to Precision Pipeline Solutions LLC’s motion for summary judgment and any cross-motion for summary judgment. A summary-judgment motion asks the court to decide a case or claim without a trial when the governing legal standard is met. Jeanty filed neither document and did not request more time.

The order states that Jeanty represented himself in multiple other lawsuits in the Southern District of New York. It also states that, after numerous delays, the court had sanctioned him for failing to provide required initial disclosures under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(a)(1).

Rulings

The court extended Jeanty’s time to oppose the defendant’s summary-judgment motion and file his own cross-motion until August 3, 2020. The court stated that if Jeanty did not respond by that date, the defendant’s motion would be treated as fully submitted and unopposed. If he did not file his own cross-motion by then, he would be barred from filing it later. The court stated that it would grant no further extensions.

The court set August 17, 2020, as the deadline for the defendant’s reply supporting its motion and opposition to Jeanty’s cross-motion. It set August 31, 2020, as the deadline for Jeanty’s reply supporting his cross-motion.

Judge Vincent L. Briccetti certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied Jeanty permission to appeal without paying court fees. This order addressed scheduling and appeal-fee status; it did not rule on the merits of either summary-judgment motion.