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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 1, 2023

Chateau v. Obama

Judge
Analisa Torres
Docket
1:23-cv-01822
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Motion to DismissCivil ProcedurePro Se
In one sentence

In Chateau v. Obama, Judge Torres adopted an unchallenged recommendation, granted Obama’s dismissal motion, dismissed the complaint, and closed the case.

Who this affects

Marie Ange Chateau’s complaint was dismissed, and Barack Hussein Obama’s motion to dismiss was granted.

What happened

In Marie Ange Chateau v. Barack Hussein Obama, the court considered a recommendation from Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang after receiving no objections. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the recommendation’s reasoning.

The court reviewed the recommendation for clear error and found none. It adopted the recommendation in full and granted Obama’s motion to dismiss.

Judge Analisa Torres dismissed Chateau’s complaint, directed the clerk to close the case, and ordered that a copy be mailed to Chateau, who was representing herself.

The detailed version

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

Case
Chateau v. Obama · No. 1:23-cv-01822
Judge
Analisa Torres
Date
Aug. 1, 2023

Proceeding

Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang issued a report and recommendation. The opinion states that no party filed objections. Judge Analisa Torres reviewed the recommendation for clear error, meaning an obvious mistake, and found none.

Ruling

The court adopted the report and recommendation in its entirety. It granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss and dismissed Plaintiff’s complaint. The opinion does not state the grounds for dismissal because it does not include the report and recommendation’s substantive discussion.

The clerk was directed to terminate the dismissal motion, mail a copy of the order to Marie Ange Chateau, who was proceeding without a lawyer, and close the case.

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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