Brown v. 7-Eleven Incorp et al
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ORDER and REPORT-RECOMMENDATION: Ordered that Pltf's #6 Amended IFP application is granted; Pltf's #2 IFP application is denied as moot; Pltf's #3 Motion for appt of counsel is denied. Recommended that the Court dismiss with leave to replead Pltf's complaint.( Objections to R&R due by 7/2/2020, Case Review Deadline 7/6/2020). Signed by Magistrate Judge Miroslav Lovric on 6/17/20. (Attachments: #1 Case Law)(Copy served via regular mail)(sfp, )
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
_____________________________________________
JERAMIAH BROWN,
Plaintiff,
v.
5:20-CV-0553
(TJM/ML)
7-ELEVEN INCORP.; and
TIM HORTONS,
Defendants.
_____________________________________________
APPEARANCES:
OF COUNSEL:
JERAMIAH BROWN
Plaintiff, Pro Se
323 South Massey Street
Watertown, New York 13601
MIROSLAV LOVRIC, United States Magistrate Judge
ORDER and REPORT-RECOMMENDATION
The Clerk has sent this pro se complaint (Dkt. No. 1) together with (1) an application to
proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. No. 2), (2) an amended application to proceed in forma pauperis
(Dkt. No. 6), and (3) a motion to appoint counsel (Dkt. No. 3), filed by Jeramiah Brown
(“Plaintiff”) to the Court for review. For the reasons discussed below, I (1) grant Plaintiff’s
amended in forma pauperis application (Dkt. No. 6), (2) deny as moot his application to proceed
in forma pauperis (Dkt. No. 2), (3) deny his motion for appointment of counsel (Dkt. No. 3), and
(4) recommend that Plaintiff’s Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) be dismissed in its entirety with leave to
amend.
I.
PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 19, 2019, Plaintiff commenced a pro se civil rights action in the Northern
District of New York, Civil Action No. 5:19-CV-1160 (LEK/ATB) (“Brown I”) against Tim
Hortons and 7-Eleven (“Defendants”), alleging that Defendants discriminated against him based
on his disability, refused to grant him reasonable accommodations, and constructively terminated
him in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). (Brown I, Dkt. No. 1.)
On October 31, 2019, Defendants filed a stipulation of dismissal signed by the parties.
(Brown I, Dkt. No. 12.) The stipulation of dismissal dismissed “all claims by [Plaintiff] in this
action against 7-Eleven, Inc., with prejudice.” (Id.) On November 5, 2019, United States
District Judge Lawrence E. Kahn entered the stipulation and dismissed Brown I with prejudice.
(Brown I, Dkt. No. 13.)
On April 28, 2020, Plaintiff filed a letter motion (dated April 20, 2020), requesting a
Court conference to discuss a breach of the non-disclosure agreement. (Brown I, Dkt. No. 16.)
On April 30, 2020, Defendants submitted a letter brief in opposition to Plaintiff’s letter motion.
(Brown I, Dkt. No. 17.)
On April 30, 2020, United States Magistrate Judge Andrew T. Baxter denied Plaintiff’s
motion for a court conference. (Brown I, Dkt. No. 18.) Magistrate Judge Baxter’s text order
stated, inter alia, that “this court lacks jurisdiction or authority to enforce any agreement between
the parties. . . . Because Judge Kahn’s dismissal order did not (1) expressly retain jurisdiction
over the settlement or other agreements between the parties, or (2) incorporate the terms of the
settlement or other agreements in the order, the district court does not retain ancillary jurisdiction
to enforce such agreements.” (Id.)
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On May 15, 2020, Plaintiff commenced this action by the filing of his pro se Complaint.
(Dkt. No. 1.)
II.
BACKGROUND
Construed as liberally1 as possible, Plaintiff’s Complaint alleges that his civil rights were
violated by Defendants. (See generally Dkt. No. 1.) The Complaint is a form complaint
pursuant to the ADA and Plaintiff checked the relevant areas on the form indicating that “[t]he
conduct complained of in this action involves . . . [r]etaliation.” (Id. at ¶ 5.) Plaintiff alleges that
employees of Defendants referred to him as “chicken bone” to other employees, customers, and
individuals. (See generally Dkt. No. 1.) Despite these allegations, what appears to be the crux of
Plaintiff’s Complaint, is that Defendant 7-Eleven allegedly breached a non-disclosure agreement,
which was entered into pursuant to the settlement in Brown I, by “leak[ing] or sp[eaking] about
the [settlement in Brown I] to employees who work at 501 Mill Street[,] Watertown[,] NY
13601.” (Id. at ¶ 6.)
For a more complete statement of Plaintiff’s claims, refer to the Complaint. (Dkt. No. 1.)
Plaintiff also filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt. No. 2;
Dkt. No. 6.)
III.
PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
When a civil action is commenced in a federal district court, the statutory filing fee,
currently set at $400, must ordinarily be paid. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). A court is authorized,
however, to permit a litigant to proceed in forma pauperis status if a party “is unable to pay” the
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The court must interpret pro se complaints to raise the strongest arguments they suggest.
Soto v. Walker, 44 F.3d 169, 173 (2d Cir. 1995) (quoting Burgos v. Hopkins, 14 F.3d 787, 790
(2d Cir. 1994)).
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standard fee for commencing an action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).2 After reviewing Plaintiff’s
amended in forma pauperis application (Dkt. No. 6), the Court finds that Plaintiff meets this
standard. Therefore, Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.3
IV.
LEGAL STANDARD FOR INITIAL REVIEW OF THE COMPLAINT
“Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, the
court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action . . . (i) is
frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii) seeks
monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2).
In addition, the Court shall dismiss any action where the Complaint fails to allege facts
plausibly suggesting subject matter jurisdiction. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(h)(3); see Steel Co. v.
Citizens for a Better Env’t, 523 U.S. 83, 88-89 (1988) (holding that subject matter jurisdiction is
a “threshold question that must be resolved . . . before proceeding to the merits.”); Humphrey v.
Syracuse Police Dep’t, 758 F. App’x 205, 205-06 (2d Cir. 2019) (citing United States v. Bond,
762 F.3d 255, 263 (2d Cir. 2014)) (“[b]efore deciding any case on the merits, a district court
must determine that it has subject matter jurisdiction over the matter.”); Koziel v. City of
Yonkers, 352 F. App’x 470, 471 (2d Cir. 2009) (summary order) (affirming sua sponte dismissal
of complaint on initial review for lack of subject matter); Talley v. LoanCare Serv., Div. of FNF,
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The language of that section is ambiguous because it suggests an intent to limit
availability of IFP status to prison inmates. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) (authorizing the
commencement of an action without prepayment of fees “by a person who submits an affidavit
that includes a statement of all assets such prisoner possesses”). The courts have construed that
section, however, as making IFP status available to any litigant who can meet the governing
financial criteria. Hayes v. United States, 71 Fed. Cl. 366, 367 (Fed. Cl. 2006); Fridman v. City
of N.Y., 195 F. Supp. 2d 534, 536 n.1 (S.D.N.Y. 2002).
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Plaintiff is reminded that, although the application to proceed in forma pauperis has been
granted, he will still be required to pay fees that he may incur in this action, including copying
and/or witness fees.
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15-CV-5017, 2018 WL 4185705, at *5 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 31, 2018) (dismissing on initial review,
action challenging state court mortgage foreclosure judgment because the court lacked
jurisdiction); Eckert v. Schroeder, Joseph & Assoc., 364 F. Supp. 2d 326, 327 (W.D.N.Y. 2005)
(citing Hughes v. Patrolmen=s Benevolent Ass=n of the City of N.Y., Inc., 850 F.2d 876, 881 (2d
Cir. 1988), cert. denied, 488 U.S. 967 (1988)) (“[a] court shall, sua sponte, dismiss a complaint
for lack of subject matter jurisdiction as soon as it is apparent that it lacks subject matter
jurisdiction.@).
In order to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, a complaint must contain, inter
alia, “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Fed.
R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). The requirement that a plaintiff “show” that he or she is entitled to relief
means that a complaint “must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to ‘state a claim
to relief that is plausible on its face.’” Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009) (emphasis
added) (quoting Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). “Determining whether a
complaint states a plausible claim for relief . . . requires the . . . court to draw on its judicial
experience and common sense. . . . [W]here the well-pleaded facts do not permit the court to
infer more than the mere possibility of misconduct, the complaint has alleged–but it has not
shown–that the pleader is entitled to relief.” Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 679 (internal citation and
punctuation omitted).
“In reviewing a complaint . . . the court must accept the material facts alleged in the
complaint as true and construe all reasonable inferences in the plaintiff’s favor.” Hernandez v.
Coughlin, 18 F.3d 133, 136 (2d Cir. 1994) (citation omitted). However, “the tenet that a court
must accept as true all of the allegations contained in a complaint is inapplicable to legal
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conclusions. Threadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere
conclusory statements, do not suffice.” Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678.
Courts are “obligated to construe a pro se complaint liberally.” Harris v. Mills, 572 F.3d
66, 72 (2d Cir. 2009); see also Nance v. Kelly, 912 F.2d 605, 606 (2d Cir. 1990) (per curiam)
(reading the plaintiff’s pro se complaint “broadly, as we must” and holding that the complaint
sufficiently raised a cognizable claim). “[E]xtreme caution should be exercised in ordering sua
sponte dismissal of a pro se complaint before the adverse party has been served and [the] parties .
. . have had an opportunity to respond.” Anderson v. Coughlin, 700 F.2d 37, 41 (2d Cir. 1983).
The Court, however, also has an overarching obligation to determine that a claim is not
legally frivolous before permitting a pro se plaintiff’s complaint to proceed. See, e.g., Fitzgerald
v. First East Seventh St. Tenants Corp., 221 F.3d 362, 363 (2d Cir. 2000) (holding that a district
court may sua sponte dismiss a frivolous complaint, notwithstanding the fact that the plaintiff
paid the statutory filing fee). “Legal frivolity . . . occurs where ‘the claim is based on an
indisputably meritless legal theory [such as] when either the claim lacks an arguable basis in law,
or a dispositive defense clearly exists on the face of the complaint.” Aguilar v. United States, 99MC-0304, 99-MC-0408, 1999 WL 1067841, at *2 (D. Conn. Nov. 8, 1999) (quoting Livingston
v. Adirondack Beverage Co., 141 F.3d 434, 437 (2d Cir. 1998)); see also Neitzke v. Williams,
490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989) (“[D]ismissal is proper only if the legal theory . . . or factual
contentions lack an arguable basis.”); Pino v. Ryan, 49 F.3d 51, 53 (2d Cir. 1995) (“[T]he
decision that a complaint is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory for purposes of
dismissal under section 1915(d), may be based upon a defense that appears on the face of the
complaint.”).
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V.
ANALYSIS
In addressing the sufficiency of a plaintiff’s complaint, the court must construe his
pleadings liberally. Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendant, 537 F.3d 185, 191 (2d Cir. 2008).
Having reviewed Plaintiff’s Complaint with this principle in mind, I recommend that all causes
of action be dismissed.
Subject matter jurisdiction can never be waived or forfeited. ACCD Global Agric., Inc. v.
Perry, 12-CV-6286, 2013 WL 840706, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. March 1, 2013) (quoting Dumann Realty,
LLC v. Faust, 09-CV-7651, 2013 WL 30672, at *1 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 3, 2013)). Federal courts are
mandated to examine their own jurisdiction sua sponte at every stage of the litigation. ACCD
Global Agric., Inc., 2013 WL 840706, at *1; see In re Tronox, Inc., 855 F.3d 84, 85 (2d Cir.
2017) (federal courts have an independent obligation to consider the presence or absence of
subject matter jurisdiction sua sponte).
A federal court exercises limited jurisdiction pursuant to Article III of the
Constitution. It has subject matter jurisdiction over claims in which: (1)
there is a ‘federal question’ in that a colorable claim arises under the
‘Constitution, laws or treaties of the United States,’ 28 U.S.C. § 1331;
and/or if (2) there is complete “diversity of citizenship” between each
plaintiff and all defendants and a minimum of $75,000 in controversy, 28
U.S.C. § 1332.
Gonzalez v. Ocwen Home Loan Servicing, 74 F. Supp. 3d 504, 511-12 (D. Conn. 2015) (quoting
Da Silva v. Kinsho Int’l Corp., 229 F.3d 358, 363 (2d Cir. 2000) (delineating two categories of
subject matter jurisdiction) (footnote omitted)), reconsideration denied, 14-CV-0053, 2015 WL
2124365 (D. Conn. May 6, 2015).
Here, the Complaint asserts that the Court has jurisdiction because it is a civil action
seeking damages pursuant to the ADA for discrimination based on a disability and the failure to
accommodate that disability. (Dkt. No. 1 at ¶ 1.) However, the disability discrimination claims
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alleged here are duplicative of the claims that Plaintiff asserted and dismissed with prejudice in
Brown I. (Brown I, Dkt. No. 13); see Curtis v. Citibank, N.A., 226 F.3d 133, 136 (2d Cir. 2000)
(citing Colorado River Water Conservation Dist. v. United States, 424 U.S. 800, 817 (1976))
(“As part of the general power to administer its docket, a district court may stay or dismiss a suit
that is duplicative of another federal court suit.”). This is particularly true in light of Plaintiff’s
letter motion that he filed in Brown I, where he stated that he “cannot apply at any place present
or in the future owned by the 7-Eleven Incorporation.” (Brown I, Dkt. No. 16 at 1.) Since
Plaintiff has not been employed by Defendants since approximately September 6, 2018, the
allegations in his Complaint here relate to discrimination that was the subject of Brown I, and
thus, are duplicative. (Compare Dkt. No. 1, with Brown I, Dkt. No. 1.) As a result, to the extent
that Plaintiff’s Complaint is construed as asserting claims of disability discrimination, I
recommend that those claims be dismissed.4
However, as set forth above in Part II of this Order and Report-Recommendation, the
crux of Plaintiff’s claims appear to be Defendants’ alleged breach of a non-disclosure agreement.
(See generally Dkt. No. 1. ) In the portion of Plaintiff’s Complaint that seeks “the facts of [his]
case which substantiate [his] claim of discrimination,” Plaintiff alleges that Defendants breached
the non-disclosure agreement. (Dkt. No. 1 at ¶ 6.) Enforcement of “a settlement agreement is
fundamentally ‘a claim for breach of contract, part of the consideration of which was dismissal
of an earlier federal suit,’ and therefore ‘requires its own basis for jurisdiction.’” Hendrickson v.
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The Court also notes that the allegations in the Complaint appearing to allege disability
discrimination merely assert that “[m]anagers and the [g]eneral manager referred to [Plaintiff] as
‘chikenbone’ to employees, customers, and individuals.” (Dkt. No. 1 at ¶ 5.) Without more, this
vague allegation falls far short of plausibly alleging a claim of disability discrimination.
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United States, 791 F.3d 354, 358 (2d Cir. 2015) (quoting Kokkonen v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of
America, 511 U.S. 375, 378 & 381 (1994)).
As set forth in Magistrate Judge Baxter’s order dated April 30, 2020, this Court did not
retain ancillary jurisdiction over the enforcement of Plaintiff and Defendants’ settlement
agreement in Brown I. (Brown I, Dkt. No. 18.) “When a district court lacks ancillary
jurisdiction over the enforcement of the settlement agreement, ‘enforcement of the settlement
agreement is for state courts, unless there is some independent basis for federal jurisdiction.’”
Hendrickson, 791 F.3d at 362 (quoting Kokkonen, 511 U.S. at 382)).
The Court notes that Plaintiff only raises 28 U.S.C. § 1331 as the basis for jurisdiction,
and the case could be dismissed for that reason alone. The Court must keep in mind, however,
that when a plaintiff proceeds pro se, the pleadings must be construed with liberality.
McDermott, 2011 WL 4834257, at *3 (citing Sealed Plaintiff v. Sealed Defendants, 537 F.3d
185, 191 (2d Cir. 2008)). The Court must interpret the pleadings to raise the strongest arguments
they suggest. Id. (citing McPherson v. Coombe, 174 F.3d 276, 279 (2d Cir. 1999)).
As set forth below, after carefully considering the matter and considering other possible
bases for jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s Complaint, I find that there is no basis for jurisdiction.
Plaintiff fails to allege facts plausibly suggesting a claim pursuant to the federal
constitution, law, or treaty. In addition, the Complaint fails to allege facts plausibly suggesting
diversity of citizenship pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. (Compare Dkt. No. 1 at ¶ 2 [alleging that
Plaintiff is a citizen of New York], with Dkt. No. 1 at ¶ 3 [alleging that Defendant Tim Hortons
is a citizen of New York].) In addition, the Complaint fails to allege facts plausibly suggesting
that the amount in controversy is a minimum of $75,000, for purposes of jurisdiction pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1332. (See generally Dkt. No. 1.)
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After carefully reviewing Plaintiff’s Complaint and considering other possible bases for
jurisdiction, I find that there is no basis for jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s Complaint. As a result, I
recommend that it be dismissed in its entirety.
VI.
OPPORTUNITY TO AMEND
Generally, a court should not dismiss claims contained in a complaint filed by a pro se
litigant without granting leave to amend at least once “when a liberal reading of the complaint
gives any indication that a valid claim might be stated.” Branum v. Clark, 927 F.2d 698, 704-05
(2d Cir. 1991); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(2) (“The court should freely give leave when
justice so requires.”). An opportunity to amend is not required, however, where “the problem
with [the plaintiff's] causes of action is substantive” such that “better pleading will not cure it.”
Cuoco v. Moritsugu, 222 F.3d 99, 112 (2d Cir. 2000); see also Cortec Indus. Inc. v. Sum Holding
L.P., 949 F.2d 42, 48 (2d Cir. 1991) (“Of course, where a plaintiff is unable to allege any fact
sufficient to support its claim, a complaint should be dismissed with prejudice.”). Stated
differently, “[w]here it appears that granting leave to amend is unlikely to be productive, . . . it is
not an abuse of discretion to deny leave to amend.” Ruffolo v. Oppenheimer & Co., 987 F.2d
129, 131 (2d Cir. 1993); accord, Brown v. Peters, 95-CV-1641, 1997 WL 599355, at *1
(N.D.N.Y. Sept. 22, 1997) (Pooler, J.).5
In this case, because the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, the Court must
recommend dismissing the action without prejudice. Hollander v. Garrett, 710 F. App’x 35, 36
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See also Carris v. First Student, Inc., 132 F. Supp. 3d 321, 340-41 n.1 (N.D.N.Y. 2015)
(Suddaby, C.J.) (explaining that the standard set forth in Gomez v. USAA Fed. Sav. Bank, 171
F.3d 794, 796 (2d Cir. 1999)—that the Court should grant leave to amend “unless the court can
rule out any possibility, however unlikely it might be, that an amended complaint would be
successful in stating a claim”—is likely not an accurate recitation of the governing law after Bell
Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007)), rev’d on other grounds, 682 F. App’x 30.
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(2d Cir. 2018); see also Humphrey v. Syracuse Police Dep’t, 758 F. App’x 205, 206-07 (2d Cir.
2019) (holding that where a court dismisses a complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction,
the court does “not have the power to reach the merits and dismiss the claims against the
defendants for failure to state a claim, or to eventually dismiss the complaint with prejudice for
failure to file a proposed amended complaint.”). This Court has serious doubts about whether
Plaintiff can amend to assert any form of federal jurisdiction over the situation that Plaintiff
described in his Complaint. However, because the Court must recommend dismissal without
prejudice, Plaintiff may be given an opportunity to amend his Complaint. Any amended
complaint should be a complete pleading, must supersede the original, and must not incorporate
any facts from the original complaint. In addition, any amended complaint must assert a proper
basis for jurisdiction in federal court.
VII.
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL
Plaintiff has also submitted a request for appointment of counsel. (Dkt. No. 3.) The
application indicates that Plaintiff has been unsuccessful in his efforts to obtain counsel on his
own from the private sector. (Id.)
As an initial matter, “[a] party has no constitutionally guaranteed right to the assistance of
counsel in a civil case.” Leftridge v. Connecticut State Trooper Officer No. 1283, 640 F.3d 62,
68 (2d Cir. 2011) (citations omitted). Courts cannot utilize a bright-line test in determining
whether counsel should be appointed on behalf of an indigent party. Hendricks v. Coughlin, 114
F.3d 390, 392-93 (2d Cir. 1997). Instead, a number of factors must be carefully considered by
the court in ruling upon such a motion. As a threshold matter, the court should ascertain whether
the indigent’s claims seem likely to be of substance. A motion for appointment of counsel may
be properly denied if the court concludes that the plaintiff’s “chances of success are highly
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dubious.” Leftridge, 640 F.3d at 69. If the court finds that the claims have substance, the court
should then consider:
[T]he indigent’s ability to investigate the crucial facts, whether conflicting
evidence implicating the need for cross-examination will be the major
proof presented to the fact finder, the indigent’s ability to present the case,
the complexity of the legal issues and any special reason in th[e] case why
appointment of counsel would be more likely to lead to a just
determination.
Terminate Control Corp. v. Horowitz, 28 F.3d 1335, 1341 (2d Cir. 1994) (quoting Hodge v.
Police Officers, 802 F.2d 58, 61-62 (2d Cir. 1986)). This is not to say that all, or indeed any, of
these factors are controlling in a particular case. Rather, each case must be decided on its own
facts. Velasquez v. O’Keefe, 899 F. Supp. 972, 974 (N.D.N.Y. 1995) (McAvoy, C.J.) (citing
Hodge, 802 F.2d at 61).
In the present matter, the Court has recommended dismissal of the action. As such, the
Court cannot find that Plaintiff’s claims are likely to be of substance. Plaintiff’s motion (Dkt.
No. 3) is therefore denied.
ACCORDINGLY, it is
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s amended application to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. No.
6) is GRANTED; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. No. 2) is
DENIED as moot; and it is further
ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for appointment of counsel (Dkt. No. 3) is DENIED;
and it is further respectfully
RECOMMENDED that the Court DISMISS WITH LEAVE TO REPLEAD
Plaintiff’s Complaint (Dkt. No. 1) because the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction.
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NOTICE: Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), the parties have fourteen days within
which to file written objections to the foregoing report.6 Such objections shall be filed with the
Clerk of the Court. FAILURE TO OBJECT TO THIS REPORT WITHIN FOURTEEN
DAYS WILL PRECLUDE APPELLATE REVIEW. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) (Supp. 2013);
Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a), 6(d), 72; Roldan v. Racette, 984 F.2d 85 (2d Cir. 1993) (citing Small v.
Sec’y of Health and Human Servs., 892 F.2d 15 (2d Cir. 1989)).
It is hereby respectfully ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall file a copy of this
order, report, and recommendation on the docket of this case and serve a copy upon the parties in
accordance with the local rules.7
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Dated: June ___, 2020
Binghamton, New York
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If you are proceeding pro se and served with this report, recommendation, and order by
mail, three additional days will be added to the fourteen-day period, meaning that you have
seventeen days from the date that the report, recommendation, and order was mailed to you to
serve and file objections. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d). If the last day of that prescribed period falls on a
Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the deadline is extended until the end of the next day
that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday. Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)(1)(C).
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The Clerk shall also provide Plaintiff with copies of all unreported decisions cited herein
in accordance with Lebron v. Sanders, 557 F.3d 76 (2d Cir. 2009) (per curiam).
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