Jean-Laurent v. Nunez
- Valerie Caproni
- 1:18-cv-09921
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jean-Laurent v. City of New York, Judge Caproni granted dismissal, ending federal claims with prejudice and state claims without prejudice.
Phillip Jean-Laurent’s federal and state-law claims were affected. The federal claims were dismissed with prejudice, the state-law claims were dismissed without prejudice, and the case was closed.
What happened
In Phillip Jean-Laurent v. City of New York, et al., the court entered judgment after referring to its September 30, 2020 order.
The court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. It dismissed Jean-Laurent’s federal claims with prejudice and his state-law claims without prejudice.
Judge Valerie Caproni’s judgment also denied permission to appeal without paying court fees, stated that the lack of written objections prevented appellate review, and closed the case.
The detailed version
- Jean-Laurent v. Nunez · No. 1:18-cv-09921
- Valerie Caproni
- Sept. 30, 2020
Background
The judgment refers to the Court’s order dated September 30, 2020. The opinion text provided does not describe the underlying events or the specific claims.
Ruling
The court granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. It dismissed the plaintiff’s federal claims with prejudice, meaning they cannot be brought again in that case. It dismissed the plaintiff’s state-law claims without prejudice, meaning the judgment did not bar them on that basis from being brought again.
The judgment stated that the parties’ failure to file written objections precluded appellate review. It also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying court fees. The case was closed. Judge Valerie Caproni is identified in the supplied case metadata; the judgment itself is signed by the clerk’s office.
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