Broadnax v. Hallet

Background

Cleveland Broadnax filed the complaint on April 5, 2021, against Warden Michelle Hallet and other defendants. The New York City Department of Correction reported that some defendants could not be served because Warden Hallet was no longer employed there, there was no Deputy Sanchez at the identified facility, there were no matches for Defendant Sans, and multiple officers matched the names Grant, Vincent, and Lubin.

Broadnax later stated that he intended to continue the case against the remaining unidentified defendants and asked for help identifying them. The court ordered New York City and Correctional Health Services to determine the unidentified defendants’ names and the addresses where they could be served. The defendants later reported that they had identified Defendants Grant, Vincent, and Lubin and had provided Broadnax with the full names, shield numbers, and service addresses for Defendants Sanchez and Sands.

Order

The court found that the defendants had complied with its identification order. It ordered Broadnax to file an amended complaint fully naming the defendants by November 14, 2022. The amended complaint would replace, rather than supplement, the original complaint. The Clerk of Court was directed to mail a copy of the order to the pro se plaintiff. Judge Vernon S. Broderick did not decide the underlying claims in this order.