Komatsu v. The City of New York
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:20-cv-07046
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Komatsu v. City of New York: Judge Ramos denied Komatsu’s request to terminate Magistrate Judge Gorenstein’s designation based on dissatisfaction with prior actions.
Towaki Komatsu’s request to terminate Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein’s designation was denied; the underlying claims against The City of New York and the other defendants were not decided in this order.
What happened
In Komatsu v. The City of New York, Towaki Komatsu asked the court to terminate Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein’s designation in the case.
Komatsu based the request on actions Judge Gorenstein had taken in a prior related proceeding. The opinion does not describe those actions in detail.
Judge Edgardo Ramos denied the request, citing a decision that declined to remove a judge based on a litigant’s dissatisfaction with earlier rulings.
The detailed version
- Komatsu v. The City of New York · No. 1:20-cv-07046
- Edgardo Ramos
- Oct. 5, 2020
Background
The case was assigned to the court and Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein on September 29, 2020. On October 2, 2020, Komatsu filed a letter asking the court to terminate Judge Gorenstein’s designation. Komatsu based the request on actions Judge Gorenstein had taken in a prior related proceeding. The opinion does not provide further details about those actions.
Ruling
Judge Edgardo Ramos denied the request. The court cited a prior Southern District of New York decision that declined to remove a judge based on a litigant’s dissatisfaction with that court’s earlier rulings. The order stated, “The request is DENIED.”
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