Tashbook v. Petrucci
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:20-cv-05318
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Tashbook v. Petrucci, Judge Karas dismissed the petition as moot, following the Second Circuit’s direction.
The order resolved Robert Tashbook’s petition against Warden James Petrucci by dismissing it as moot.
What happened
Tashbook v. Petrucci involved Robert Tashbook’s petition against Warden James Petrucci. The opinion does not describe the petition’s underlying claims.
The court said the Second Circuit had directed it to dismiss the petition as moot. The clerk was also asked to mail the order and the Second Circuit’s decision to Tashbook at the listed correctional-facility address.
Judge Karas dismissed the petition as moot on April 28, 2023. The order did not decide the petition’s underlying merits.
The detailed version
- Tashbook v. Petrucci · No. 7:20-cv-05318
- Kenneth Karas
- Apr. 28, 2023
Background
Robert Tashbook filed a petition against Warden James Petrucci. The opinion does not explain the petition’s underlying claims or the events leading to it.
Ruling
The court stated that the Second Circuit had directed it, in a recent decision identified as Dkt. No. 57, to dismiss the petition as moot. Mootness means that the court no longer has a live dispute to decide. The order cited Hassoun v. Searles, 79 F.3d 3, 6 (2d Cir. 2020).
Disposition
The court dismissed the petition as moot. It also respectfully requested that the clerk mail a copy of the order and Dkt. No. 57 to Robert Tashbook at the address listed in the order. The opinion does not discuss the petition’s underlying merits.
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