Maldonado v. Gunsett

District Court, S.D. New York·Decided June 10, 2022·No. 7:21-cv-03719·Unknown

Opinion

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: ORDER OFFICER JOHN GUNSETT, et al., Defendants. : 21 CV 3719 (VB) eee ene eee ee eee □□□ ener eneenX Plaintiff commenced the instant action by filing a complaint on April 26, 2021. (Doc. #1), Plaintiff filed an amended complaint on September 17, 2021. (Doc. #7). On November 10, 2021, the Court entered an Order of Service containing a Valentin Order which directed the Attorney General to ascertain the identities of certain John and Jane Doe defendants. (Doc. #9). By letter dated January 10, 2022 (Doc. #14), the Attorney General identified seven of the thirteen John and Jane Doe defendants—specifically John and Jane Doe defendants (1), and (8) through (13)—but advised the Court that it has been unable to identify the remaining six John Doe defendants—namely, John Doe defendants (2) through (7). On January 12, 2022, the Court ordered plaintiff to (1) file a second amended complaint containing the names of the John and Jane Doe defendants identified by the Attorney General and (ii) supply additional identifying or descriptive details regarding the remaining, unidentified John Doe defendants. (Doc. #15). The Court ordered the Attorney General to ascertain the identities of the remaining John Doe defendants after reviewing the additional identifying details alleged in the second amended complaint. On January 31, 2022, plaintiff filed the second amended complaint. (Doc. #17).

By letter dated May 31, 2022, which shall be separately docketed, plaintiff provided additional, identifying information regarding defendant “Maligen.” By letter dated June 2, 2022, the Attorney General identified the remaining John Doe defendants, aside from defendant Maligen. (Doc. #48). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

1, By July 1, 2022, plaintiff shall file a third amended complaint. Plaintiff shall use the third amended complaint form attached to this Order. 2. The third amended complaint must contain the full names of the additional John Doe defendants identified by the Attorney General. 3, The third amended complaint will completely replace, not merely .

supplement, the existing complaint. Therefore, plaintiff must include in the third amended complaint all information necessary for his claims, However, plaintiff is directed to include in his third amended complaint only those facts and documents he believes plausibly support a violation of his constitutional rights. 4, Plaintiff is reminded that any factual allegation in the third amended complaint must be true to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(3). 5, If plaintiff fails to file a third amended complaint by July 1, 2022, the Court may dismiss the case for failure to prosecute or failure to comply with a Court order. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(b). 6. Once plaintiff has filed a third amended complaint, the Court will screen the third amended complaint and, if necessary, issue an order directing the Clerk to issue summonses, complete the USM-285 forms with the addresses of the newly-named

defendants, and deliver to the U.S. Marshals Service all documents necessary to effect service. 7. The named and previously-served defendants’ time to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the second amended complaint is STAYED pending plaintiff's filing of the third amended complaint. 8. By June 24, 2022, the Attorney General shall review the additional, identifying information provided in plaintiff's May 31, 2022, letter, and confirm whether it has been able to ascertain the identity of defendant Maligen. 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). Plaintiff also must notify the Court in writing if plaintiffs address changes, and the Court may dismiss the action if he fails to do so. Chambers will mail a copy of this Order to plaintiff at the address on the docket. Dated: June 10, 2022 White Plains, NY SO ORDERED: oul Pa Vincent L.Briccetti United States District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

No. Write the full name of each plaintiff. (To be filled out by Clerk’s Office) THIRD AMENDED -against- COMPLAINT (Prisoner) Do you want a jury trial? [] Yes ONo

Write the full name of each defendant. If you cannot fit the names of all of the defendants in the space provided, please write “see attached” in the space above and attach an additional sheet of paper with the full list of names. The names listed above must be identical to those contained in Section IV,

NOTICE The public can access electronic court files. For privacy and security reasons, papers filed with the court should therefore not contain: an individual’s full social security number or full birth date; the full name of a person known to be a minor; or a complete financial account number. A filing may include only: the last four digits of a social security number; the year of an individual’s birth; a minor’s initials; and the last four digits of a financial account number. See Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 5.2.

Rev. 5/6/16

I. LEGAL BASIS FOR CLAIM State below the federal legal basis for your claim, if known. This form is designed primarily for prisoners challenging the constitutionality of their conditions of confinement; those claims are often brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (against state, county, or municipal defendants) or ina “Bivens” action (against federal defendants). C] Violation of my federal constitutional rights Other: I. PLAINTIFF INFORMATION Each plaintiff must provide the following information. Attach additional pages if necessary.

First Name Middle Initial Last Name

State any other names (or different forms of your name) you have ever used, including any name you have used in previously filing a lawsuit.

Prisoner ID # (if you have previously been in another agency’s custody, please specify each agency and the ID number (such as your DIN or NYSID) under which you were held)

Current Place of Detention

Institutional Address

County, City State Zip Code Ill. PRISONER STATUS Indicate below whether you are a prisoner or other confined person: Pretrial detainee [] Civilly committed detainee Immigration detainee Convicted and sentenced prisoner CJ Other:

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IV. DEFENDANT INFORMATION To the best of your ability, provide the following information for each defendant. If the correct information is not provided, it could delay or prevent service of the complaint on the defendant. Make sure that the defendants listed below are identical to those listed in the caption. Attach additional pages as necessary. Defendant 1: First Name Last Name Shield # Current Job Title (or other identifying information) Current Work Address County, City State Zip Code Defendant 2: First Name Last Name Shield #

Current Job Title (or other identifying information) Current Work Address

County, City State Zip Code Defendant 3: First Name Last Name Shield #

Current Job Title (or other identifying information)

Current Work Address

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