Nadine Joachin v. ArchCare at Terence Cooke Cardinal Health Care Center, et al.

CourtDistrict Court, S.D. New York
DecidedFebruary 18, 2026
Docket1:25-cv-07592
StatusUnknown

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Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

Nadine Joachin, Plaintiff, 1:25-cv-07592 (VSB) (SDA) -against- REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ArchCare at Terence Cooke Cardinal Health Care Center, et al., Defendants.

STEWART D. AARON, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE. TO THE HONORABLE VERNON S. BRODERICK, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE: Plaintiff Nadine Joachin brings this action pro se against ArchCare at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center (“ArchCare”),1 United Staffing Solutions (“United Staffing”), Benefit 0F Plans Administrative Services, Inc. (“BPA”),2 Health Equity, RideSafely.com, Inc., Synchrony Bank, 1F MJHS Isabella Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing Care (“MJHS”), United States Postal Service Hellgate Station (“USPS”), New York City Police Department 23rd Precinct (“NYPD”), Social Security Administration, Workforce 1 Career Centers, New York State Department of Labor, Bank of America, Vivint Home Security, All in One Inventions (“All in One”), and various individually named Defendants for which Plaintiff has failed to provide adequately identifiable names and addresses.

1 The Complaint had listed this defendant’s name as “Arch Care Terrence Cook Cardinal,” but in an Order, dated September 17, 2025, the Court took judicial notice that the correct name of the entity is “ArchCare at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center.” (9/17/25 Order, ECF No. 5, at 1 n.2.) 2 The Complaint had listed this defendant’s name as “BPAS,” but in the Order of Service, the Court took judicial notice that the correct name of the entity is “Benefit Plans Administrative Services, Inc.” (9/17/25 Order at 1 n.3.) Before the Court are Plaintiff’s Complaint (Compl., ECF No. 1), Amended Complaint (Am. Compl., ECF No. 14), Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) (SAC, ECF No. 19, styled by Plaintiff as “Amended Complaint”), the Order to Show Cause (“OTSC”) entered by the undersigned on

January 31, 2026 (OTSC, ECF No. 21) and Plaintiff’s response thereto (Pl.’s 2/25/26 Resp., ECF No. 25). For the reasons set forth below, it is respectfully recommended that Plaintiff’s claims be sua sponte DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as frivolous. FACTUAL ALLEGATIONS3 2F Plaintiff became an employee of ArchCare beginning on March 3, 2025. (Compl. at PDF p. 8.) On March 3, 2025, according to Plaintiff, ArchCare “took control over [her] identity upon entering employment contract with aggregated workplace and hostile environment settings with death trap involvements….” (Id.)4 3F In an incident during Plaintiff’s orientation week, also beginning March 3, 2025, Plaintiff was called a racial slur by an unidentified maintenance worker. (Compl. at PDF p. 9 (“…calling Plaintiff a N…. in a joking manner”)) That same week, Plaintiff contacted Donna Rey, the CEO of 1199 Union Benefits, regarding “red flags in the community” and “fraud taking place.”5 (Id.) On 4F March 8, 2025, Plaintiff’s mother was admitted to ICU emergency care for “multiple heart failure caused by the illegal practices of Defendants' employees shifting blames on innocent victims

3 Many of the allegations in the Complaint, First Amended Complaint and Second Amended Complaint, strain credulity and are implausible on their face, but nevertheless are summarized below. 4 See also Am. Compl. at PDF p. 2 (“Plaintiff was subjected to a hostile, retaliatory, sexualized workplace environment, and verbal abuse.”). 5 Neither 1199 Union Benefits nor Donna Rey is listed as a named defendant. creating death traps to remove victims of identity theft through the methods of gaslighting.”6 5F (Id.) On April 26, 2025, Plaintiff complained to ArchCare President and CEO Scott LaRue about “missing unreported hours from Plaintiff paycheck.” (Compl. at PDF p. 9.)7 Plaintiff further 6F complained to Mr. LaRue on April 30, 2025, May 6, 2025 and June 31, 2025, alleging mistreatment by two ArchCare employees, and theft of personal property (i.e., a “chain”) by another. (Id.) After Plaintiff reported the theft, “Defendants orchestrated false accusations to justify disciplining her[,] . . . manufactured misconduct and staged events . . ..” (Am. Compl. at PDF p. 2.) ArchCare “started promoting unwanted sexual harassment throughout the workplace” by forcing its female employees to wear tightly fitted scrubs with the words “big BBL” on them. (Compl. at PDF pp. 9-10.) ArchCare slandered Plaintiff in the workplace, refused to participate in mediation with her, and “set[] traps with offenders and sex workers in every workplace including United Staffing Solutions.” (Id. at PDF p. 10.) On unspecified dates, Plaintiff was followed by “unknown males displaying lewd acts in

the community and the NYC Parks Department as well while NYPD was stationed at the location of 219 East 109th Street.” (Compl. at PDF pp. 9-10.) Plaintiff also claims that NYPD officers were violating the “Anti Sherman Act” by running a scam against her. (Id. at PDF p. 10.) Plaintiff elaborates in her SAC, stating that she repeatedly reported crimes and “[o]fficers failed to investigate and instead harassed and intimidated Plaintiff.” (SAC at PDF p. 3.)

6 It is unclear to which “Defendants” Plaintiff references here. 7 See also Am. Compl. at PDF p. 2 (“Plaintiff repeatedly notified ArchCare of missing work hours and unreported wages – which were never compensated.”). On July 2, 2025, ArchCare was “ordered to correct Defendant errors,” although it is unclear to which errors Plaintiff refers. (Compl. at PDF p. 9.) Plaintiff alleges ArchCare “used conversion,” to terminate her wrongfully8 on July 31, 2025, and stole her identity. (Id.)9 Plaintiff 7F 8F further alleges being scammed, followed or otherwise harassed by “networks of the Defendant employees stationed at Terence Cooke Cardinal,” including a John Doe10 “who is a scammer,” 9F and lists several other people who were following her, although their names do not match any names on the list of defendants. (Id.) PROCEDURAL HISTORY On September 12, 2025, Plaintiff commenced this action pro se by filing the Complaint,11 10F alleging against ArchCare, United Staffing, BPAS, Health Equity and Synchrony Bank violations of the First Amendment and various federal civil and criminal statutes, including the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), 42 U.S.C. § 1983, New York Executive Law Section 630 and various

8 In her Amended Complaint, Plaintiff characterizes this incident as “Retaliation following [a] report of misconduct.” (Am. Compl. at PDF p. 2.) Plaintiff alleges “she was wrongfully fired for reporting fraud, theft of personal property, and harassment.” (Id.) 9 See also Am. Compl. at PDF p. 2 (“Defendants unlawfully accessed, used, and shared Plaintiff’s personal and employment information”, “The misconduct included misuses of Plaintiff’s: employment records; retirement contributions; transit benefits; personal identifying information; and financial data.”). 10 Identified in the Amended Complaint as “Defendant Conner M. Zaleski (Connecticut Plates license 81649 and Virginia Plates a SZD8396).” (Am. Compl. at PDF p. 2.) 11 No stranger to this Court, Plaintiff has commenced four actions here: See Joachin v. Morningside Rehabilitation Nursing Home, 1:23-cv-07652 (ALC) (motion for recusal denied on 5/15/2024); Joachin v. Dream Job Staffing, et al., 1:23-cv-10083 (LTS) (dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim on 4/15/2024); Joachin v. Stat Care Staffing, et al., 1:23-cv-10803 (LTS) (dismissed for failure to file an amended complaint on 10/25/2024); and Joachin v. AIG, et al., 1:24-cv-04335 (MKV) (order to show cause why case should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute and otherwise comply with court orders on 5/14/25). provisions of the New York Penal Law.

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