DeAngelo v. Maximus
- Cathy Seibel
- 7:19-cv-07957
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In DeAngelo v. Maximus, Judge Seibel entered final judgment dismissing Sullivan County Department of Social Services from the action under Rule 54(b).
Sullivan County Department of Social Services was dismissed and removed from the action. The order states that claims remained, but it does not state their disposition or identify their status beyond the judgment against Sullivan County Department of Social Services.
What happened
In DeAngelo v. Maximus, Deborah DeAngelo sued Maximus/NY Medicaid Choice and Sullivan County Department of Social Services. The opinion concerns only Sullivan County Department of Social Services.
Judge Seibel had previously issued a bench ruling granting Sullivan County Department of Social Services’ motion to dismiss DeAngelo’s complaint. The order does not state the basis for that dismissal.
The court entered final judgment in favor of Sullivan County Department of Social Services, dismissed and removed that defendant from the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b), and found no just reason to delay judgment. Judge Seibel signed the order.
The detailed version
- DeAngelo v. Maximus · No. 7:19-cv-07957
- Cathy Seibel
- Jan. 14, 2021
Background
Deborah DeAngelo brought the action against Maximus/NY Medicaid Choice and Sullivan County Department of Social Services. The court states that the case was assigned to Judge Cathy Seibel.
Prior Ruling
On December 4, 2020, Judge Seibel issued a bench ruling granting Sullivan County Department of Social Services’ motion to dismiss DeAngelo’s complaint. The opinion text does not identify the legal grounds for that dismissal or discuss the merits of DeAngelo’s claims.
Ruling and Effect
The court entered final judgment in favor of Sullivan County Department of Social Services, dismissing and removing that defendant from the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(b). The court also found no just reason for delay because the remaining claims were not similar or closely related to the claims against the dismissed defendant. The order does not state the disposition of the claims against Maximus/NY Medicaid Choice.
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