Lockridge v. Erie County Medical Center, No. 1:2018cv00815 - Document 6 (W.D.N.Y. 2019)

Court Description: DECISION AND ORDER that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted; that plaintiff's First Amendment claim is dismissed with prejudice; that plaintiff's claims for negligence, medical malpractice, and defamation are dis missed without prejudice to his filing these claims in the appropriate state court; that plaintiff's motion to appoint counsel is denied as moot; that the Clerk of Court shall close this case and that leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals as a poor person is denied. Signed by Hon. Lawrence J. Vilardo on 11/5/2019. Copy mailed to Plaintiff. (KLH)