Komatsu v. The City of New York et al
Plaintiff: Towaki Komatsu
Defendant: NYPD Matthew Pereira, NYPD Officer Rodriguez, Neelam Chhikara, Judith Le, NYPD John Doe 4, Tara Collins, NYPD Jeffrey Peattie, NYPD John Doe 3, NYPD Officer Saquoi Harris, NYPD John Doe 6, NYPD John Doe 7, Donovan Richards, United States Marhals Service, NYPD Andrew Benjamin, Jonathan Darche, Lawrence Byrne, Jr., NYPD John Doe 2, The City of New York, NYPD John Doe 1, Brx Crim. Ct Judge Jeffrey Zimmerman, NYPD Officer Liang Lin, Alexander Opoku-Agyemang, NYPD Captain Joseph Tompkins, Darcel Clark, James O'Neil, NYPD Michael Dano, Alana Brady, NYPD Sergeant Frank Amill, NYPD Steve Ortiz, NYPD Officer Robert Holmes, NYPD John Doe 5, NYPD Jane Doe 1, Bill de Blasio and NYPD Officer Steven Perez
Case Number: 1:2020cv10942
Filed: December 25, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
Presiding Judge: Louis L Stanton
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1391
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 22, 2021 Mailed a copy of #12 Order 60 Days Amended Complaint (case opening) to Towaki Komatsu at 802 Fairmount Pl., Apt. 4B, Bronx, NY 10460. (kh)
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER TO AMEND: The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint that complies with the standards set forth above. Plaintiff must submit the amended complaint to this Court's Pro Se Intake Unit within sixty days of the date of this order, caption the document as an "Amended Complaint," and label the document with docket number 20-CV-10942 (LLS). An Amended Complaint form is attached to this order. No summons will issue at this time. If Plaintiff fails to comply within the time allowed, and he cannot show good cause to excuse such failure, the complaint will be dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. If Plaintiff complies with the order, and states a claim against the named defendants, the case shall be reassigned to a district judge in accordance with the procedures of the Clerk's Office. The Court denies Plaintiff's request that the Court recuse himself from this action. (See ECF No. 8.) (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 2/16/21) (rdz) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
February 12, 2021 Filing 11 LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from T. Komatsu, dated 2/12/21 re: I am submitting this letter to supplement an earlier one which I submitted earlier today that I also addressed to you. In that letter, I urged you to immediately issue a takedown order which would be applicable to Google for its Google Scholar web site that is showing your 1/7/21 order in this case that you thereafter vacated through your 1/21/21/ order that Google Scholar does not show etc. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu.(sc)
February 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER GRANTING IFP APPLICATION: Leave to proceed in this Court without prepayment of fees is authorized. 28 U.S.C. 1915. (Signed by Judge Louis L. Stanton on 2/12/2021) (vn) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
February 12, 2021 Filing 9 LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from T. Komatsu, dated 2/12/21 re: I am submitting this letter to infom you that though you issued an order on 1/28/21(Dkt. 6) in this case to have it re-opened by vacating your baseless 1/7/21 order (Dkt. 3) in it that upheld the baseless and entirely fraudulent order (Dkt. 62) that U. S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos illegally issued on 1/5/21 in Komatsu v. City of New York, No. 20-cv-7046(ER)(GWG) through which he caused my complaint to be struck while he had absolutely no jurisdiction to do so at a time when this case was not assigned to any judge, etc. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu.(sc)
February 8, 2021 Filing 8 LETTER addressed to Judge Louis L. Stanton from Towaki Komatsu dated 2/7/2021 re: I'm filing this letter to request that you immediately recuse yourself from the case referenced above that is hereinafter referred to as "K3"....To avoid appearance of impropriety, I urge you to immediately disqualify yourself from this case and refuse to accept assignment to KI upon its reversal and remand by the Second Circuit. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu. (ok)
February 2, 2021 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT - SUA SPONTE to Judge Louis L. Stanton. Judge Colleen McMahon is no longer assigned to the case. (vba)
January 31, 2021 Filing 7 LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Towaki Komatsu dated 1/31/2021 re: I'm submitting this letter to you for the following reasons: 1) To thank you for ordering this case to be reopened...2)To request to be assigned pro bono counsel for this case...and as further set forth in this letter. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu. (mt)
January 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER: The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. The Court grants Plaintiff's requests to reopen this action (ECF 4-5) and directs the Clerk of Court to vacate the order administratively closing the action (ECF 3). (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/28/2021) (sac) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
January 28, 2021 Mailed a copy of #6 Order Reopening Case, to Towaki Komatsu at 802 Fairmount Pl., Apt. 4B, Bronx, NY 10460. (dsh)
January 21, 2021 Filing 5 LETTER from T. Komatsu, dated 1/21/21 re: Attached is the copy of the order (Dkt 73) within the annexed Exhibit A that U.S. District Judge Edgardo Ramos issued on 1/19/21 in Kamatsu v. City of New York, No. 20cv7046(ER)(GWG) which is hereinafter referred to as "K1." That order confirms that he authorized me to submit a motion to reopen the case of Komatsu v. City of New York, No. 20cv10942(UA)(S.D.N.Y.) which is hereinafter referred to as "K2" etc. In Judge Ramos's 1/19/21 order in K1, he indicated that I needed to provide an explanation about why the substance of the complaint that I filed on 12/25/20 to commence K2 is not subject to restrictions which he imposed on me on 12/15/20 in K1 etc. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu..(sc)
January 11, 2021 Filing 4 LETTER addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from T. Komatsu, dated 1/11/21 re: This letter is being submitted to apprise you of the fact that you just made a colossally huge and prejudicial error which I seek for you to immediately undo. I am specifically referring to the order that you issued in the case referenced above on 1/7/21 after U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield explicitly directed me to commence that case and other cases in her 5/13/20 order (Dkt 352) in Komatsu v. City of New York, No. 18-cv-3698(LGS)(GWG) that is hereinafter referred to as "K1" in which she explicitly stated the following: "Plaintiff must file new civil actions without Court intervention." Document filed by Towaki Komatsu..(sc)
January 8, 2021 Mailed a copy of #3 Order to Towaki Komatsu at 802 Fairmount Pl., Apt. 4B, Bronx, NY 10460. (kh)
January 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Vacated as per Judges Order dated 1/28/2021, Doc. #6 ORDER: In light of the attached order, issued by Judge Edgardo Ramos in the matter of Komatsu v. City of New York, 1:20-CV-7046, 62 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 5, 2021), the Court directs the Clerk of Court to administratively close this action. The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/7/21) (rdz) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing. (Additional attachment(s) added on 1/8/2021: #1 Appeal Package) (rdz). Modified on 1/28/2021 (sac).
January 7, 2021 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT - SUA SPONTE to Judge Colleen McMahon. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case..(bcu)
December 25, 2020 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against Frank Amill, Andrew Benjamin, Alana Brady, Lawrence Byrne, Jr, Neelam Chhikara, Darcel Clark, Tara Collins, Michael Dano, Jonathan Darche, Saquoi Harris, Robert Holmes, Judith Le, Liang Lin, NYPD Jane Doe 1, NYPD John Doe 1, NYPD John Doe 2, NYPD John Doe 3, NYPD John Doe 4, NYPD John Doe 5, NYPD John Doe 6, NYPD John Doe 7, James O'Neil, Alexander Opoku-Agyemang, Steve Ortiz, Jeffrey Peattie, Matthew Pereira, Steven Perez, Donovan Richards, Rodriguez, The City of New York, Joseph Tompkins, United States Marhals Service, Jeffrey Zimmerman, Bill de Blasio. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu..(rdz)
December 25, 2020 Filing 1 REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Document filed by Towaki Komatsu..(rdz)
December 25, 2020 Case Designated ECF. (rdz)

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