DIPIETRO v. STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al

Filing 29

OPINION AND ORDER directing the Clerk to reopen this case; denying 28 Motion for Application of Payment in this Court Registry Investment System (CRIS) and or Withdrawal of Funds"; directing the Clerk to close this case. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 10/17/2023. (alb, n.m.) Modified on 10/17/2023 (alb, ).

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY

PETER DIPIETRO,

Civ. No. 1:14-cv-352-NLH-AMD

Plaintiff,

OPINION and ORDER

v.
STATE OF NEW JERSEY, et al.,
Defendants.
APPEARANCES:
PETER DIPIETRO
495 SOUTH BLUEBELL ROAD
VINELAND, NJ 08360
Appearing pro se
DANIEL JAMES KELLY
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
HUGHES JUSTICE COMPLEX
25 MARKET STREET
P.O. BOX 117
TRENTON, NJ 08625

On behalf of State of New Jersey
MATTHEW PAUL MADDEN
MADDEN & MADDEN
108 KINGS HIGHWAY EAST, SUITE 200
P.O. BOX 210
HADDONFIELD, NJ 08033-0389
On behalf of Municipal Township of Franklinville; Municipal
Township of Franklinville, Building Code Enforcement;
Steven Rickershauser; and Ed Smith
JOHN C. EASTLACK, JR.
WEIR & PARTNERS LLP
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215 Fries Mill Road
2nd Floor
Turnersville, NJ 08012
On behalf of Franklin Joint Municipal Court; John Doe,
private prosecutor; Judge Joan Sorbello Adams; and Thomas
M. North
HILLMAN, District Judge
WHEREAS, on August 31, 2023, Plaintiff filed a motion
entitled “Motion for Application of Payment in this Court
Registry Investment System (CRIS)” and “Motion for Withdrawal of
Funds from the Registry of the Court” in this case as well as in
four other closed cases: Peter DiPietro v. Landis Title Co., No.
11-5110; Peter DiPietro v. Gloucester County Sherriff’s Dept.,
No. 11-5878; Peter DiPietro v. Morisky, et al., No. 12-2338; and
Peter DiPietro v. State of New Jersey, No. 19-17014 seeking the
return of either $10 million or $10 billion dollars from the
Court’s register; 1 and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff also filed to reinstate two of these
closed cases: Peter DiPietro v. Landis Title Co., No. 11-5110
and Peter DiPietro v. Morisky, et al., No. 12-2338; and
WHEREAS, Plaintiff’s “Motion for Application of Payment in
this Court Registry Investment System (CRIS)” and “Motion for
Withdrawal of Funds from the Registry of the Court” is patently
frivolous on its face in that it provides no legal analysis or
1 The motion seeks the return of “$10,000,000,000.00 TEN
MILLION DOLLARS plus any accrued interest.” (ECF 28).
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any allegations of a good-faith belief that such an enormous
amount of money was ever deposited into the Court Registry or
would otherwise be owed to him by the Clerk or the Court; nor,
given the nature of this matter and a review of the docket, is
there any objective reason why such funds would have been
deposited during the litigation of this matter or evidence that
such a deposit or deposits were ever made;
THEREFORE, it is on this 17th day of October, 2023,
ORDERED that the Clerk shall reopen the case and shall make
a new and separate docket entry reading “CIVIL CASE REOPENED”;
and it is further
ORDERED that the Motion for Application of Payment in this
Court Registry Investment System (CRIS)” and or Withdrawal of
Funds”, (ECF 28) be, and the same hereby is, DENIED; and it is
further
ORDERED that the Clerk shall re-close the file and make a
new and separate docket entry reading “CIVIL CASE TERMINATED”;
and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk serve a copy of this Opinion and
Order on Plaintiff by regular mail.

At Camden, New Jersey

s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J.

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