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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Feb. 8, 2021

Robinson v. Lynn

Docket
7:18-cv-02409
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Motion to DismissCivil ProcedurePro Se
In one sentence

In Robinson v. Lynn, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss and closed the case because amendment would be futile.

Who this affects

James Robinson’s complaint was dismissed with prejudice, and the case was closed; the defendants obtained dismissal of the action.

What happened

In Robinson v. Lynn, James Robinson sued Janice Lynn Wolf-Friedman and other defendants. The opinion states that the court’s reasons were provided in a February 5, 2021 memorandum, which is not included here.

The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. It said that allowing Robinson to amend his complaint would be futile and that he had already had an opportunity to amend his pleading.

The court dismissed the complaint with prejudice and closed the case. The judgment was entered on February 8, 2021; the opinion does not identify the judge. The court issued this ruling.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Robinson v. Lynn · No. 7:18-cv-02409
Date
Feb. 8, 2021

Background

James Robinson was the plaintiff. The defendants were Janice Lynn Wolf-Friedman and others. The judgment refers to a February 5, 2021 memorandum opinion and order for the reasons supporting dismissal, but that memorandum is not included in the provided text.

Ruling

The court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The judgment states that although district courts should often allow a self-represented plaintiff to amend a complaint before dismissal, leave to amend is unnecessary when amendment would be futile. It further states that amendment would be futile here and that Robinson had already had an opportunity to amend his pleading.

The court dismissed Robinson’s complaint with prejudice, meaning the dismissal bars refiling the dismissed complaint. The judgment also states that the case is closed.

Disposition

The defendants’ motion to dismiss was granted. The complaint was dismissed with prejudice, and the case was closed.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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