Williams v. Superintendent of the Brooklyn Detention Center et al
Plaintiff: Robert Anton Williams, Jr.
Defendant: City of New York, Department of Correction of the City of New York, Superintendent of Anna M. Kross Center and Superintendent of the Brooklyn Detention Center
Case Number: 1:2015cv06085
Filed: October 15, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office: Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge: Lois Bloom
Presiding Judge: Brian M. Cogan
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 8, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER dated 12/18/15 that this action is dismissed for failure to state a claim pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b);1915(e)(2)(B). The Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment and close this case. ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 12/18/15 ) c/m to plaintiff; *forwarded for jgm. (Guzzi, Roseann)
November 17, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER dated 11/17/15 granting petitioner's 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. The complaint is dismissed with leave to amend in part. The complaint is dismissed as to the City of New York and the New York City Dep artment of Correction for failure to state a claim. No summons shall issue against these defendants. Amended complaint to be filed within 20 days. The Court certifies pursuant to 28:1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. ( Ordered by Judge Brian M. Cogan on 11/17/2015 ) c/m (Guzzi, Roseann)
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