Chankar v. Freston et al
| Marwan Chankar |
| Cary Freston, Francesco Lupis, Syed Naqui, Tiffany Dyke, Jennifer Cruz, Caitlyn McDonagh, Scott Hastie, Clarissa Stepanian, Sarah Osle, Kristan Mangiafico, Jesus Guadarrama and Monica Tullock |
| 3:2025cv01579 |
| September 22, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut |
| Omar A Williams |
| Prisoner Petitions - Prison Conditions |
| 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 14 NOTICE of Change of Address by Marwan Chankar, Cleared PRISSCAN Flag (Corriette, M.) |
| Filing 13 MOTION by Self-Represented Litigant to Participate in Electronic Filing by Marwan Chankar. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(Denault, S) |
Filing 12
ORDER granting ECF No. #2 , Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis; denying ECF No. #4 , Motion to Appoint Counsel. Plaintiff having shown that paying the attendant filing fees in this case would be a financial hardship, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis hereby is granted. Plaintiff must inform the court if his address changes during the course of litigation. The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has cautioned district courts against the "routine appointment of counsel." Cooper v. A. Sargenti Co., 877 F.2d 170, 173-74 (2d Cir. 1989). Thus, in considering whether to appoint pro bono counsel for an indigent litigant, the court must "first determine whether the indigent's position seems likely to be of substance." See Hodge v. Police Officers, 802 F.2d 58, 61 (2d Cir. 1986); see also Cooper, 877 F.2d at 171 ("[C]ounsel is often unwarranted where the [litigant's] chances of success are extremely slim."). If the claims are sufficiently meritorious, the court should then consider other factors bearing on the need for appointment of counsel, including the movant's ability to investigate the factual issues of the case, whether conflicting evidence implicating the need for cross-examination will be the major proof presented, the movant's apparent ability to present the case, and the complexity of the legal issues involved. See Hodge, 802 F.2d at 6162. At this early state of litigation, it is not clear that the plaintiff's claims are of sufficient merit to warrant an appointment of counsel. Thus, the court must deny the plaintiff's motion for appointed counsel, but the plaintiff is not precluded from filing another motion for appointment at a later time in this matter. It is so ordered. Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 10/10/25. (Wagner, R)
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Filing 11
Standing Order re: Letters. Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 09/22/2025. (Kelsey, N)
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| Filing 10 Notice to Counsel and Litigants Regarding AI-Assisted Research: Attorneys and pro se litigants alike should exercise great caution in submitting any AI-generated language in filings before the Court. Use of AI without verification of the accuracy of the information it generates like any other shoddy research method from other sources or tools implicates Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, the central purpose of which is to deter baseless filings in district court and thus to streamline the administration and procedure of the federal courts. Rule 11 applies fully to actions filed by pro se litigants.Therefore, all parties are on notice that the Court has a no-tolerance policy for any briefing (AI-assisted or not) that hallucinates legal propositions or otherwise severely misstates the law. Such filings will often result in sanctions absent reasonable excuse. See generally Willis v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n et al, No. 3:25-CV-516-BN, 2025 WL 1408897 (N.D. Tex. May 15, 2025). Signed by Clerk on 09/22/2025. (Kelsey, N) |
| Filing 9 Notice of Option to Consent to Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction.(Kelsey, N) |
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Filing 8
ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 09/22/2025. (Kelsey, N)
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Filing 7
Prisoner E-Filing Standing Order on Prisoner Electronic Filing Program Signed by Chief Judge on 06/22/2016. (Kelsey, N)
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Filing 6
Standing Protective Order Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 09/22/2025. (Kelsey, N)
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| Filing 5 Notice: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1(b), a disclosure statement required under Rule 7.1(a) must be filed with a party's first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the Court and must be supplemented if any required information changes during the case. Signed by Clerk on 09/22/2025. (Kelsey, N) |
| Filing 4 MOTION to Appoint Counsel by Marwan Chankar. (Kelsey, N) |
| Filing 3 Prisoner Trust Fund Account Statement by Marwan Chankar. (Kelsey, N) |
| Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis by Marwan Chankar. (Kelsey, N) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Jennifer Cruz, Tiffany Dyke, Cary Freston, Jesus Guadarrama, Scott Hastie, Francesco Lupis, Kristan Mangiafico, Caitlyn McDonagh, Syed Naqui, Sarah Osle, Clarissa Stepanian, Monica Tullock, filed by Marwan Chankar. (Attachments: #1 Envelope)(Kelsey, N) |
| CASE ASSIGNMENT: District Judge Omar A. Williams assigned to the case. If the District Judge issues an Order of Referral to a Magistrate Judge for any matter other than settlement, the matter will be referred to Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish. (Velez, F) |
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