Lee v. Proland Management
- Laura Swain
- 1:22-cv-02802
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Lee v. Proland Management, Judge Swain dismissed the action without prejudice because Young Yil Jo filed it in Lee’s name.
The action filed in Kum Nam Lee’s name was dismissed. Young Yil Jo remains subject to an order requiring court permission before filing new civil proceedings in the Southern District of New York and barring filings in another person’s name.
What happened
In Lee v. Proland Management, the court received an action supposedly brought by Kum Nam Lee. Court records showed that Young Yil Jo had filed the submission, as well as multiple earlier lawsuits in Lee’s name.
The court noted that an earlier order barred Jo from filing new civil cases in the Southern District of New York without first getting the court’s permission. It also stated that Jo was barred from filing documents in another person’s name.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the action without prejudice to any case Lee might bring in the future. The court also denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees and warned that further filings by Jo in other people’s names could lead to additional restrictions or sanctions.
The detailed version
- Lee v. Proland Management · No. 1:22-cv-02802
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 7, 2022
Background
The court received this purportedly self-represented action on April 5, 2022. Although the case was captioned as brought by Kum Nam Lee, court records showed that Young Yil Jo filed the submission. The opinion also referenced several earlier related proceedings in which Jo had filed lawsuits in Lee’s name.
An earlier order had barred Jo from filing any new civil action or proceeding in the Southern District of New York without first obtaining the court’s permission. The court also stated that Jo remained barred from filing documents in the court in another person’s name.
Ruling
Because the court found that Jo filed this action, it dismissed the action without prejudice to any civil action Lee might wish to bring in the future. The court stated that it would continue to dismiss cases Jo filed in another person’s name, without prejudice to a case that person might later bring. It warned that continued filings could result in additional restrictions and sanctions.
The court certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The order did not decide the underlying claims. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.