Torres v. City of New York
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:19-cv-06332
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Torres v. City of New York, Judge Ramos ordered United States Marshals to serve Dr. Deb by March 7, 2022.
Wilfredo Torres, Dr. Arkaprava Deb, the Clerk of Court, and the United States Marshals were directly affected by the service order; New York City Health and Hospitals had to provide Dr. Deb’s last known address.
What happened
In Torres v. City of New York, Wilfredo Torres, who was representing himself, sued New York City, New York City Health and Hospitals, and several individuals over events involving a raid of his apartment and a later hospitalization. The court had previously directed the defendants to identify unnamed defendants, and New York City Health and Hospitals identified Dr. Arkaprava Deb.
All defendants had been served except Dr. Deb. After two unsuccessful attempts to serve Dr. Deb at an address previously provided by New York City Health and Hospitals, that organization gave the court Dr. Deb’s last known address.
Judge Edgardo Ramos ordered that Dr. Deb be served by March 7, 2022. He directed the Clerk of Court to issue amended summonses, complete service forms, and give the necessary documents to the United States Marshals for service, and directed that copies of the order be mailed to Torres.
The detailed version
- Torres v. City of New York · No. 1:19-cv-06332
- Edgardo Ramos
- Feb. 22, 2022
Background
Wilfredo Torres, representing himself, brought claims against the City of New York, New York City Health and Hospitals, and several individuals concerning alleged violations of his constitutional rights during a raid of his apartment and his subsequent hospitalization at Bellevue Hospital. The court had ordered counsel for the City and New York City Health and Hospitals to identify unnamed defendants. New York City Health and Hospitals later identified the defendant doctor as Dr. Arkaprava Deb, and Torres filed a second amended complaint.
Service Issue
All defendants had been served except Dr. Deb. Service means formally delivering the lawsuit papers and summons to a defendant. Two attempts to serve Dr. Deb at the address previously supplied by New York City Health and Hospitals were unsuccessful. The court then ordered New York City Health and Hospitals to provide a status report, and the organization supplied Dr. Deb’s last known address separately in Appendix A.
Order
The court ordered that service upon Dr. Deb be completed by March 7, 2022. It directed the Clerk of Court to issue amended summonses for Dr. Deb, complete the United States Marshals service forms, and deliver the documents needed for service to the United States Marshals. The court also directed that a copy of the order be mailed to Torres.
Disposition
This was a procedural order addressing service of process. The opinion does not decide the merits of Torres’s constitutional claims. Judge Edgardo Ramos signed the order.
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