Minter v. Mammuhd
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER. At the plaintiff's request, the Court stayed this action on February 4, 2015. In two letters, the plaintiff has made a number of others motions. The letters are attached to this Order. The plaintiff first requests t he appointment of pro bono counsel. The motion to appoint pro bono counsel is denied. The plaintiff again moves to add Ms. Hubbard as a defendant. The plaintiff's motion to add Ms. Hubbard as a defendant is denied. The plaintiff next requests th at the Court enjoin the Central New York Psychiatric Center from forcing the plaintiff "to take medication" and that the Court order the plaintiff transferred to another prison. The plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction is de nied. The plaintiff finally requests sanctions because the defendant "set[] ad hoc deadlines within the discovery deadline that were not authorized by the" Court. The plaintiff's request for sanctions is denied, and as further set forth herein. (Signed by Judge John G. Koeltl on 2/10/2015) (rjm)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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DAYTWAUN MINTER,
Plaintiff,
- against -
13 Cv. 5403 (JGK)
MEMORANDUM OPINION &
ORDER
DR. MAMMUHD,
Defendant.
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JOHN G. KOELTL, District Judge:
At the plaintiff’s request, the Court stayed this action on
February 4, 2015.
In two letters, the plaintiff has made a
number of others motions.
The letters are attached to this
Order.
The plaintiff first requests the appointment of pro bono
counsel.
The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has
articulated factors that should guide the Court’s discretion to
appoint counsel to represent an indigent civil litigant under 28
U.S .C. § 1915.
See Hodge v. Police Officers, 802 F.2d 58, 61–
62 (2d Cir. 1986).
For the Court to order the appointment of
counsel, the petitioner must, as a threshold matter, demonstrate
that his claim has substance or a likelihood of success on the
merits.
See Hodge, 802 F.2d at 60–61.
Only then can the Court
consider the other factors appropriate to determination of
whether counsel should be appointed: “plaintiff's ability to
obtain representation independently, and his ability to handle
the case without assistance in the light of the required factual
investigation, the complexity of the legal issues, and the need
for expertly conducted cross-examination to test veracity.”
Cooper v. A. Sargenti Co., Inc., 877 F.2d 170, 172 (2d Cir.
1989).
The plaintiff has not yet made such a showing, and the
motion to appoint pro bono counsel is denied.
The plaintiff again moves to add Ms. Hubbard as a
defendant.
In his letter, the plaintiff admits that Ms. Hubbard
and Dr. Mammuhd work at separate institutions.
Plaintiff
alleges his claims against Ms. Hubbard and Dr. Mammuhd are
related because “I told [Ms. Hubbard] the same thing that I told
Dr. Mammuhd . . . .”
The scheduling order provides that no
additional defendants may be added, except for good cause shown,
after August 15, 2014.
An allegation that the plaintiff told
Dr. Mammuhd and Ms. Hubbard “the same thing” does not make those
claims related or show good cause.
Therefore, the plaintiff’s
motion to add Ms. Hubbard as a defendant is denied.
The plaintiff next requests that the Court enjoin the
Central New York Psychiatric Center from forcing the plaintiff
“to take medication” and that the Court order the plaintiff
transferred to another prison.
“A plaintiff seeking a
preliminary injunction must establish that he is likely to
succeed on the merits, that he is likely to suffer irreparable
harm in the absence of preliminary relief, that the balance of
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equities tips in his favor, and that an injunction is in the
public interest.”
Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc.,
555 U.S. 7, 20 (2008).
here.
The plaintiff has made no such showing
Therefore, the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary
injunction is denied.
Moreover, the plaintiff alleges that he is subject to a
“Court ordered medication order by a Jude Hester of Marcy, N.Y.”
That order is not the subject of the current action, which
challenges actions taken at a prior institution.
And if the
plaintiff brought an action challenging the order or its merits,
the Court may lack jurisdiction to review it.
See Spencer v.
Bellevue Hosp., No. 11cv.7149, 2012 WL 1267886, at *3–6
(S.D.N.Y. Apr. 12, 2012) (holding that under the Rooker-Feldman
doctrine, federal district courts lack jurisdiction to review a
state-court medication order).
The plaintiff can challenge a
state court order in state court.
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The plaintiff finally requests sanctions because the
defendant “set[] ad hoc deadlines within the discovery deadline
that were not authorized by the” Court.
The defendant properly
requested an extension of discovery—in part because the
plaintiff was not responding to discovery requests—which the
Court granted.
There is no basis for sanctions.
Therefore, the
plaintiff’s request for sanctions is denied.
SO ORDERED.
Dated:
New York, New York
February 10, 2015
_____________/S/_______________
John G. Koeltl
United States District Judge
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