Ripple v. Northumberland County et al
Plaintiff: Stephanie Ann Ripple
Defendant: Northumberland County, Snyder County, State of New York, PA Department of Corrections and their Prison Health Care Services, Ontario County of NYS, DA James Ritts, NYS Department of Corrections, Letitia James, Michelle Henry, DA Tony Matulewicz and DA Michael Piecuch
Case Number: 5:2024cv00243
Filed: February 20, 2024
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Therese Wiley Dancks
Referring Judge: Glenn T Suddaby
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 18, 2024 Filing 21 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction filed by NYS Department of Corrections. Motion returnable before Judge Glenn T. Suddaby Response to Motion due by 5/9/2024. Reply to Response to Motion due by 5/16/2024 (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Memorandum of Law) (Cowan, Aimee)
April 15, 2024 Filing 20 NOTICE of Due Date to Respond to Motion to pro se plaintiff: Response to #19 Motion to Dismiss is due by 5/3/2024 (egr)
April 12, 2024 Filing 19 First MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Michelle Henry, PA Department of Corrections and their Prison Health Care Services. Response to Motion due by 5/3/2024. Reply to Response to Motion due by 5/10/2024 (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law, #2 Exhibit(s) McCool v. Northumberland County, #3 Exhibit(s) Certificate of Service) (Jefferies, Tyler)
April 3, 2024 Filing 18 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Tyler M. Jefferies on behalf of Michelle Henry, PA Department of Corrections and their Prison Health Care Services (Jefferies, Tyler)
April 3, 2024 Filing 17 Additional unopened mail sent to Stephanie Ann Ripple and the Estate of John R. McCool by a government office, attempted to be filed by Plaintiff. (sal)
April 2, 2024 Filing 16 TEXT ORDER directing the Clerk's Office to file photocopies of the exterior of, and return to Plaintiff, the unopened 12 x 9-inch envelope, cover letter and opened 12 x 9-inch envelope received by the Clerk's Office from her on 04/2/2024, and to label that docket entry as "Additional unopened mail sent to Stephanie Ann Ripple and the Estate of John R. McCool by a government office, attempted to be filed by Plaintiff." Plaintiff is respectfully advised that, out of special solicitude to her as a pro se litigant, the Court will assume that she mailed that envelope to the Court (which she apparently did on 03/27/2024) before she received a copy of the Court's Text Order of 03/26/2024 (Dkt. No. 12 ). Her response to the Ontario Defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. #11 ) remains due on 04/09/2024. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Glenn T Suddaby on 4/2/2024. (Copy of Text Order and the unopened 12 x 9-inch envelope, cover letter and opened 12 x 9-inch envelope received by the Clerk's Office from her on 04/2/2024 returned and served upon plaintiff via regular mail) (sal)
March 29, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 15 TEXT ORDER granting #14 Motion for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Tyler Jefferies. Counsel is hereby advised that as of January 16, 2018, the NYND has converted to NextGen. Due to this conversion, you must now register for Pro Hac Vice access through your PACER account. This is the only notice you will receive concerning this requirement. You will not have access to electronically file in this case until your Pro Hac Vice request has been processed through the PACER system. Step-by-step instructions on how to complete this process are available at http://www.nynd.uscourts.gov/attorney-admissions-nextgen. SO ORDERED by Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks on 3/29/2024. (sg)
March 27, 2024 Filing 14 MOTION for Limited Admission Pro Hac Vice of Tyler Jefferies Filing fee $100, receipt number ANYNDC-6673369. [THIS DOCUMENT IS RESTRICTED AND VIEWABLE BY COURT USERS ONLY] (Attachments: #1 Exhibit(s) Attorney Registration Form, #2 Exhibit(s) Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Declaration Sponsor Declaration, #4 Exhibit(s) Petition for Admission, #5 Proposed Order/Judgment Proposed Order for Admission) Motions referred to Therese Wiley Dancks. (Cowan, Aimee)
March 26, 2024 Filing 13 Unopened mail sent to Stephanie Ann Ripple and the Estate of John R. McCool by various government offices, attempted to be filed by Plaintiff.(sal)
March 26, 2024 Filing 12 TEXT ORDER directing the Clerk's Office to file photocopies of the exterior of, and return to Plaintiff, the four unopened 9.5 x 4-inch envelopes, cover letter and opened 12.5 x 9.5-inch envelope received by the Clerks Office from her on 03/21/2024, and to label that docket entry as "Unopened mail sent to Stephanie Ann Ripple and the Estate of John R. McCool by various government offices, attempted to be filed by Plaintiff." The Clerk's Office is also directed to serve Plaintiff with a courtesy copy of the District's Pro Se Handbook and Local Rules of Practice. Plaintiff is respectfully advised that any continued refusal by her to communicate in good faith with defense counsel may result in an Order dismissing her Complaint for failure to prosecute under Fed. R. Civ. P. 42(b). Finally, her response to the Ontario Defendants' motion to dismiss (Dkt. No. #11 ) remains due on 04/09/2024. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Glenn T Suddaby on 3/26/2024. (Copy of Text Order, Local Rules and Pro Se Handbook, along with the four unopened envelopes, cover letter and envelope enclosing all received by the Clerk's Office as noted above, returned and served upon plaintiff via regular mail) (sal)
March 19, 2024 Filing 11 First MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Ontario County of NYS, James Ritts. Response to Motion due by 4/9/2024. Reply to Response to Motion due by 4/16/2024 (Attachments: #1 Memorandum of Law, #2 Exhibit(s) Group Exhibit 1 Cases Cited Exclusively on Electronic Databases, #3 Certificate of Service) (Nacca, Joseph)
March 19, 2024 Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph S. Nacca on behalf of Ontario County of NYS (Nacca, Joseph)
March 14, 2024 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT in Response to 6 TEXT ORDER by Stephanie Ann Ripple. (Attachments: #1 Proof of Service)(egr)
March 13, 2024 Filing 8 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Aimee Cowan on behalf of NYS Department of Corrections (Cowan, Aimee)
March 8, 2024 Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph S. Nacca on behalf of James Ritts (Nacca, Joseph)
March 4, 2024 Filing 6 TEXT ORDER directing Administratrix Stephanie Ann Ripple to, within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS of the entry of this Text Order, file an affidavit or declaration certifying that the Estate of John R. McCool has neither creditors nor beneficiaries other than her. See Guest v. Hansen, 603 F.3d 15, 17 (2d Cir. Apr. 20, 2010) ("We now hold that an administrator can proceed pro se where an estate has neither creditors nor beneficiaries other than the administrator."). In addition, Ms. Ripple is respectfully advised that, should this Court determine that her claims are barred by the doctrines of res judicata, collateral estoppel, judicial immunity and/or prosecutorial immunity (especially given the Courts disposition of Action 21-CV-1242), the Court will entertain a motion by Defendants for monetary sanctions under Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Glenn T Suddaby on 3/4/2024. (Copy served upon plaintiff via regular mail) (sal)
March 4, 2024 Filing 5 TEXT ORDER denying without prejudice #2 Plaintiff's motion to change venue based on each of two alternative grounds. First, Plaintiff's motion is procedurally improper, lacking a memorandum of law and affidavit as required by Local Rule 7.1(b), and failing to even state the venue to which she desires a transfer as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(b)(1)(C). Second, in any event, Plaintiff's motion is unsupported by a showing of cause. SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Glenn T Suddaby on 3/4/2023. (Copy served upon plaintiff via regular mail) (sal )
February 29, 2024 Filing 4 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Michelle Henry, Letitia James, Tony Matulewicz, NYS Department of Corrections, Northumberland County, PA Department of Corrections and their Prison Health Care Services, Michael Piecuch, James Ritts, Snyder County re #1 Complaint. (hmr)
February 28, 2024 Filing 3 TEXT ORDER granting Direct Assignment of this action to District Judge Glenn T. Suddaby and Magistrate Judge Therese Wiley Dancks. This case is deemed related to 5:21-cv-1242 (GTS/TWD). SO ORDERED by U.S. District Judge Glenn T Suddaby on 2/28/2024. (Copy served upon plaintiff via regular mail) (sal )
February 26, 2024 TEXT Notice pursuant to General Order 12 of Potential Related Case(s), submitted to District Judge for review and determination. Potential Related cases: 5:21-cv-1242. (nas, )
February 20, 2024 Filing 2 MOTION to Change Venue filed by Stephanie Ann Ripple.(nas)
February 20, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Michelle Henry, Letitia James, Tony Matulewicz, NYS Department of Corrections, Northumberland County, Ontario County of NYS, PA Departement of Corrections and their Prison Health Care Services, Michael Piecuch, James Ritts, Snyder County, State of New York (Filing fee $405 receipt number 500001455) filed by The Estate of John R. McCool. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Letters of Administration, #3 proposed waivers, #4 envelope)(nas)

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