Greathouse v. NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supevision et al
| Leon Greathouse, Jr. |
| NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Manhattan District Attorney's Office and Freddy Vasquez |
| New York State Office of the Attorney General |
| 1:2023cv06192 |
| July 18, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Paul G Gardephe |
| Gabriel W Gorenstein |
| Prisoner: Civil Rights |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 15 APPLICATION, Re: for the Court to Request Pro Bono Counsel. Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr.(sc) |
| Filing 14 APPLICATION TO PROCEED WITHOUT PREPAYING FEES OR COSTS. Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr.(sc) |
| Filing 13 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Summons and Complaint served. Manhattan District Attorney's Office served on 8/8/2023, answer due 8/29/2023. Service was accepted by Manhattan Dist. Attorney Office(person unnamed). Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr. (sc) |
| Filing 12 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Summons and Complaint served. NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, served on 8/8/2023, answer due 8/29/2023. Service was accepted by NYS Attorney General's Office(person unnamed). Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr. (sc) |
| Filing 11 SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED. Summons and Complaint, served. Freddy Vasquez served on 8/8/2023, answer due 8/29/2023. Service was accepted by Freddy Vasquez, NYPD Detective. Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr. (sc) |
| Filing 10 LETTER addressed to Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein from Jennifer L. Goltche dated August 14, 2023 re: Improper Service on DOCCS. Document filed by New York State Office of the Attorney General, New York State Office of the Attorney General..(Goltche, Jennifer) |
Filing 9
INFORMATION PACKAGE MAILED to Leon Greathouse, Jr. 114 West 137th Street 5C New York, NY 10039 on 08/04/2023 Re: #6 Order of Service. The following document(s) were enclosed in the Service Package: a copy of the order of service or order to answer and other orders entered to date, the individual practices of the district judge and magistrate judge assigned to your case, Instructions for Litigants Who Do Not Have Attorneys, Notice Regarding Privacy and Public Access to Electronic Case Files, a flyer about the free legal assistance clinic located in the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse (only in non prisoner cases), a Motions guide, a notice that the Pro Se Manual has been discontinued, a Notice of Change of Address form to use if your contact information changes, a handout explaining matters handled by magistrate judges and consent form to complete if all parties agree to proceed for all purposes before the magistrate judge, a form for you to complete if you consent to receive filings electronically (only in nonprisoner cases), one or more summonses (only if you have paid the fee in person or if the judge has ordered that a summons be issued to you) - 3 copies of Summons(es) mailed. (ta)
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| Filing 8 SUMMONS ISSUED as to Manhattan District Attorney's Office, NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Freddy Vasquez. (Attachments: #1 Summons, #2 Summons)(ta) |
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Filing 7
ORDER REFERRING CASE TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE. Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement). Referred to Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul G. Gardephe on 8/3/2023) (jca)
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Filing 6
ORDER OF SERVICE: Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, paid the filing fees to commence this action. The Clerk of Court is directed to issue summonses as to Defendants NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Manhattan District Attorney's Office, and Freddy Vasquez. Plaintiff is directed to serve the summonses and complaint on Defendants within 90 days of the issuance of the summonses. If within those 90 days, Plaintiff has not either served Defendants or requested an extension of time to do so, the Court may dismiss the claims against Defendants under Rules 4 and 41 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to prosecute. Plaintiff may consider contacting the New York Legal Assistance Group's ("NYLAG") Clinic for Pro Se Litigants in the Southern District of New York, which is a free legal clinic staffed by attorneys and paralegals to assist those who are representing themselves in civil lawsuits in this court. The clinic is run by a private organization; it is not part of, or run by, the court. It cannot accept filings on behalf of the court, which must still be made by any pro se party through the Pro Se Intake Unit. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul G. Gardephe on 8/3/2023) (jca) Transmission to Pro Se Assistants for processing.
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| Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (sgz) |
| NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT to Judge Paul G. Gardephe. Judge Laura Taylor Swain is no longer assigned to the case. (sgz) |
| Filing 4 PRO SE CONSENT TO RECEIVE ELECTRONIC SERVICE. The following party: Leon Greathouse Jr. consents to receive electronic service via the ECF system. Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr.(sc) |
| MAILING RECEIPT: Document No: 3. Mailed to: Leon Greathouse Jr. 114 West 137th Street 5C New York, NY 10039. (ok) |
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Filing 3
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEES OR AMENDED IFP APPLICATION: Plaintiff is directed to render payment of the filing fee or submit an amended IFP application to this Court's Pro Se Office within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The Court certifies, pursuant to 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. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). Filing Fee due by 8/21/2023. In Forma Pauperis (IFP) Application due by 8/21/2023. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 7/21/2023) (sha)
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| Pro Se Payment of Fee Processed: $402.00 Credit Card payment processed by the Finance Department on 7/21/2023, Receipt Number 18954. (ehn) |
| NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT - SUA SPONTE to Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case..(rdz) |
| Filing 2 REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr..(rdz) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Manhattan District Attorney's Office, NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, Freddy Vasquez. Document filed by Leon Greathouse, Jr..(rdz) |
| Case Designated ECF. (rdz) |
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