Braxton/Obed-Edom v. The City of New York et al

Filing 197

ORDER granting 196 REQUEST MOTION TO COMPEL NYPC AND CLINTON CLINIC TO PRODUCE RECORDS. It is hereby Ordered that, no later than April 30, 2021, CNYPC and Clinton shall either produce the documents identified in the subpoenas or respond to Plain tiff's motion to compel. CNYPC and Clinton are warned that if they fail to comply with this Order and comply with their respective subpoenas, they could be found in contempt and sanctions may be imposed against them. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45 . The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se Plaintiff. In addition, the Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of Plaintiff's motion (ECF No. 196) and a copy of this Order to: 1. N ew York State Office of Mental Health 44 Holland Avenue Albany, New York 12229 ATTN: Mark Noordsy, General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner 2. Office of the Attorney General 28 Liberty Street New York, NY 10005 ATTN: Managing Attorney's Office SO ORDERED.. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron on 4/5/2021) (jca) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
4/5/2021

B. Braxton/Obed-Edom,
Plaintiff,
-against-

1:17-cv-00199 (GBD) (SDA)
ORDER

The City of New York et al.,
Defendants.

STEWART D. AARON, United States Magistrate Judge:
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s motion to compel a response to the subpoenas served on
the Central New York Psychiatric Center (“CNYPC”) and Clinton Correctional Facility (“Clinton”).
(Motion, ECF No. 196.) The subpoenas were received on February 11, 2021 and CNYPC and
Clinton were to produce records within 21 days of the date of service. (See 2/2/21 Order, ECF
No. 191; Marshal’s Process Receipts, ECF Nos. 192 & 193.) On March 18, 2021, the Court
ordered Plaintiff to file an update by April 1, 2021 indicating what, if any, documents he had
received in response to the subpoenas and, if he had not received any documents, including
any motion to compel. (3/18/21 Order, ECF No. 195.) On March 30, 2021, Plaintiff filed the
motion to compel that is now before the Court.
It is hereby Ordered that, no later than April 30, 2021, CNYPC and Clinton shall either
produce the documents identified in the subpoenas or respond to Plaintiff’s motion to compel.
CNYPC and Clinton are warned that if they fail to comply with this Order and comply with
their respective subpoenas, they could be found in contempt and sanctions may be imposed
against them. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 45.

The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of this Order to the pro se
Plaintiff. In addition, the Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of Plaintiff’s
motion (ECF No. 196) and a copy of this Order to:
1. New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, New York 12229
ATTN: Mark Noordsy, General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner
2. Office of the Attorney General
28 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10005
ATTN: Managing Attorney’s Office
SO ORDERED.
DATED:

New York, New York
April 5, 2021
______________________________
STEWART D. AARON
United States Magistrate Judge

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