Raghavendra v. The Trustees of Columbia University et al

Filing 262

ORDER: For the foregoing reasons, Raghavendra's motion to declare him in compliance with the December 20, 2013 Order is DENIED. Stober's cross-motion is GRANTED IN PART, insofar as the Court holds Raghavendra in CONTEMPT. The Court reserv es the question of sanctions for the conclusion of this litigation, i.e., the exhaustion of Raghavendras appeals in state court. The Court also retains jurisdiction over these cases. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on April 15, 2014) Copy Mailed By Chambers. (mov)

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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

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RAJAGOPALA SAMPATH
RAGHA VENDRA, aIkIa RANDY S.
RAGHAVENDRA
Plaintiff,

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Case Nos.:
06 Civ. 6841 (PAC) (HBP)
08 Civ. 8120 (PAC) (HBP)
09 Civ. 00019 (PAC) (HBP)

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ORDER
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY, et aI.,
Defendants.

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HONORABLE PAUL A. CROTTY, United States District Judge:
Plaintiff Randy Raghavendra apparently cannot come to grips with the fact that he has
settled these cases with Defendant Columbia University. Despite repeated orders from this Court
making it abundantly clear that he must execute appropriate release documents, he persists in
engaging in obstructive tactics, including making nonsensical motions designed to delay the
inevitable. These tactics have consumed substantial resources from his adversaries, Magistrate
Judge Pitman, this Court, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. This is not a
"10-years old civil rights struggle" as Raghavendra argues, but rather a trespass on common
sense. It must come to an end.
On December 20, 2013, the Court ordered Raghavendra to "execute an appropriate
general release" of his claims against Columbia or be held in contempt of court. (Dkt. 239 (the
" Order") at 5.) The Order required Raghavendra "to confer with Columbia, in the utmost good
faith, regarding the language of the release, but with the full understanding that the substance and