Brown v. City of New York

Brown v. City of New York

Plaintiff:	Margie Brown
Defendant:	City of New York
Case Number:	1:2016cv06244
Filed:	November 4, 2016
Court:	US District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Office:	Brooklyn Office
Presiding Judge:	LaShann DeArcy Hall
Presiding Judge:	Steven L. Tiscione
Nature of Suit:	Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action:	42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By:	Plaintiff

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January 10, 2017	Filing 4 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Pro se Plaintiff Margie Brown, proceeding in forma pauperis, seeks two million dollars in damages for incidents that occurred at various homeless shelters where Plaintiff resided over the past three years. The Court hereby grant s Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 solely for the purpose of this Order. Plaintiff is further granted thirty days from the date of this Order to amend her complaint as set forth below. Plaintiff shall be afforded thirty days leave to file an amended complaint The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to provide a "Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights" form to Plaintiff. If Plaintiff elects to file an amended complaint, the am ended complaint must providefacts giving rise to each of her federal claims against any defendants. It must be submitted to the Court within thirty days of the docket entry of this Order. No summons shall issue at this time, and all further proceedin gs are stayed for thirty days for Plaintiff to comply with this Order. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order within the time allowed, judgment dismissing this action shall enter. Once submitted, the amended complaint will be reviewed for compl iance with this Order and for sufficiency under Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 and 28 U.S.C. §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 any appeal. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). (See attachment for additional details). Ordered by Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall on 1/09/2017. (Basnight, Jasmine)

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January 10, 2017

Filing 4 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Pro se Plaintiff Margie Brown, proceeding in forma pauperis, seeks two million dollars in damages for incidents that occurred at various homeless shelters where Plaintiff resided over the past three years. The Court hereby grant s Plaintiff's request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 solely for the purpose of this Order. Plaintiff is further granted thirty days from the date of this Order to amend her complaint as set forth below. Plaintiff shall be afforded thirty days leave to file an amended complaint The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to provide a "Complaint for Violation of Civil Rights" form to Plaintiff. If Plaintiff elects to file an amended complaint, the am ended complaint must providefacts giving rise to each of her federal claims against any defendants. It must be submitted to the Court within thirty days of the docket entry of this Order. No summons shall issue at this time, and all further proceedin gs are stayed for thirty days for Plaintiff to comply with this Order. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this Order within the time allowed, judgment dismissing this action shall enter. Once submitted, the amended complaint will be reviewed for compl iance with this Order and for sufficiency under Fed. R. Civ. P. 8 and 28 U.S.C. §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 any appeal. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). (See attachment for additional details). Ordered by Judge LaShann DeArcy Hall on 1/09/2017. (Basnight, Jasmine)

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