Jelen v. United States Marshall Service et al, No. 1:2018cv00680 - Document 114 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)
Court Description: OPINION & ORDER re: 73 MOTION to Dismiss the Amended Complaint, 85 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, 66 FIRST MOTION to Dismiss amended complaint: For the foregoing reasons, the Defendants' motions to d ismiss are granted. This Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this Opinion & Order would not be taken in good faith. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). The Clerk of Court is directed to terminate the motions pending at ECF No. 66, 73, and 85 mark this case as closed. (Signed by Judge William H. Pauley, III on 3/30/2020) (jwh) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
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Q * ( L 4 P*?56C E9:D AC@?8 :? 2 8C62E >2?J 42D6D E96 6G2=F2E:@? H:== FDF2==J C6DF=E :? E96 5:D>:DD2= @7 E96 DE2E6 =2H 4=2:>D Q 2EK:? G )92?< .@F @@5 !F4< @CA 5 5 :C P FE 3642FD6 E96C6 H:== 36 42D6D H96C6 5:D>:DD2= H:== ?@E 36 2AAC@AC:2E6 D:>A=J 3J G:CEF6 @7 E96 724E E92E E96 7656C2= =2H ? 4> 3,=/ ?: 48,2490 ?3,? , /0109/,9? .3,=20/ 49 ?30 4//70 4>?=4.? :1 #099>D7A,94, B:@7/ -0 >@;0=A4>0/ -D , ;=0 ?=4,7 >0=A4.0> :114.0= 49 ?30 ,>?0=9 4>?=4.? :1 !0B ):=6 @970>> ?30 /0109/,9? ,.?@,77D =0>4/0/ ?30=0 Case 1:18-cv-00680-WHP Document 114 Filed 03/30/20 Page 26 of 27 4=2:>D 92G6 366? 6=:>:?2E65 AC:@C E@ EC:2= 5:DEC:4E 4@FCED >FDE DE:== 4@?5F4E E96 :?BF:CJ 2?5 42C67F==J 6G2=F2E6 E96 C6=6G2?E 724E@CD Q :?4=F5:?8 ;F5:4:2= 64@?@>J 4@?G6?:6?46 72:C?6DD 2?5 4@>:EJ 2EK:? 2E D66 2=D@ @?6D G @C5 "@E@C C65:E @ 5 5 :C 6C6 564=:?:?8 E@ 6I6C4:D6 DFAA=6>6?E2= ;FC:D5:4E:@? H:== ?@E CF? 27@F= @7 E9@D6 724E@CD =E9@F89 E9:D 24E:@? 92D 366? 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