Billewicz v. Town of Fair Haven, Vermont

Opinion

U.S. DISTEIST COURT DISTRICT OF YERHONT UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FILED FOR THE a ao. DISTRICT OF VERMONT MH GET -9 PH 2:25 JOHNATHAN J. BILLEWICZ and LILLIAN E._ ) CAE RR BILLEWICZ, ) BY ) Plaintiffs, ) ) V. ) Case No. 2:24-cv-905 ) TOWN OF FAIR HAVEN, VERMONT, ) JOSEPH GUNTER, Town Manager, and ) WILLIAM T. HUMPHRIES, Chief of Police, ) ) Defendants. ) ORDER The court’s Order of September 6, 2024, dismissed Plaintiffs’ proposed complaint and— after discussing the factors listed in Safir v. United States Lines Inc., 792 F.2d 19, 24 (2d Cir. 1986)—ordered them to show cause within 30 days why the court should not impose an injunction prohibiting them from commencing further actions in this court against the Town of Fair Haven or Town officials without leave. (Doc. 4 at 12.) Plaintiffs have not filed a response. Based on the analysis set forth in that prior Order, Defendants are ENJOINED from commencing further actions in this court against the Town of Fair Haven or Town officials without prior leave from the court. This order means that Plaintiffs Jonathan J. Billewicz and Lillian E. Billewicz must submit any such filing to the court for review by a judge before it will be accepted by the clerk’s office for filing. Failure to follow this procedure may result in a finding of contempt with appropriate sanctions. SO ORDERED. Dated at Burlington, in the District of Vermont, this 9" day of October, 2024.

/s/ Geoffrey W. Crawford District Judge United States District Court