Acosta v. Saunders

Filing 6

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, Pltff has not filed an amended complaint and the time for doing so has passed. Accordingly, the complaint is hereby dismissed without prejudice. The Court certifies pursuant to 28 USC sec. 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this o rder would not be taken in good faith and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for purpose of an appeal. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment and to close this case. (Ordered by Judge Carol Bagley Amon on 11/15/2017) c/m Fwd. for Judgment. (Galeano, Sonia)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

SROOKLY/Voff,ce

RAMON ACOSTA,

Plaintiff,
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
MEMORANDUM & ORDER

-against-

16-CV-4521(CBA)
(CLP)
WARDEN CAROLYN SAUNDERS,
Defendant.

AMON,United States District Judge:

Plaintiff Ramon Acosta filed this pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging
that correctional staff violated his constitutional rights by failing to give him a proper bed. By

Order dated May 12, 2017, the Court granted plaintiffs request to proceed in forma pauperis but

dismissed the complaint without prejudice for failure to state a claim on which relief may be

granted. (D.E.# 5.) The Court's Order granted plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint within
thirty(30)days to name a proper defendant(s) and plead sufficient facts to allege a violation of his
constitutional rights. (Id.)

Plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint and the time for doing so has passed.

Accordingly,the complaint is hereby dismissed without prejudice. 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 purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United
States. 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment and close
this case.
SO ORDERED.

Dated: November /i ,2017

/s/ USDJ CAROL BAGLEY AMON

Brooklyn, New York
Carol Bagld
United States Dis