Ruiz v. Keratin Bar

Filing 160

ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's former counsel, Borrelli & Associates, P.L.L.C., must provide to Plaintiff a complete copy of all files it has in its possession relating to Plaintiff's case. Plaintiff may communicate with Borre lli & Associates to discuss the optimal manner in which to transmit the necessary files. Plaintiff may also access previously filed records in this case on PACER, the Court's publicly available online service. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintif f's request that the Court recuse itself is DENIED. The Court believes neither that its impartiality might reasonably be questioned northat it has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party. See 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), (b)(1). Contrary to Plaintiff's assertions, the Court's December 3, 2020 Order granting Plaintiff's counsel's motion to withdraw expressed no judgment on the merits of this case. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff must refrain from calling chambers . To the extent Plaintiff has a specific request for the Court to consider, Plaintiff must file a letter with the Court clearly making that specific request. The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff at: 1 Metropolitan Oval, Apt. 3E, Bronx, New York 10462. And as set forth herein. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 12/08/2020) (ama) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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ANGEL RUIZ,
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Plaintiff,
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KERATINBAR INC. and 1976 HEALTHCARE INC., :
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Defendants.
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USDC SDNY
DOCUMENT
ELECTRONICALLY FILED
DOC #:
DATE FILED: 12/8/2020

17-CV-2216 (VEC)
ORDER

VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge:
WHEREAS on December 3, 2020, the Court issued an order granting Plaintiff’s
counsel’s motion to withdraw and to attach a charging lien (Dkt. 158);
WHEREAS since the issuance of the Court’s Order, Plaintiff has made numerous calls to
chambers;
WHEREAS Plaintiff has requested a copy of all of his files provided to the Court in this
case;
WHEREAS Plaintiff has requested a copy of all documents in his former counsel’s
possession pertaining to this case; and
WHEREAS the Court construes certain of Plaintiff’s statements in his voicemails as a
request that the Court recuse itself for bias;
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff’s former counsel, Borrelli & Associates,
P.L.L.C., must provide to Plaintiff a complete copy of all files it has in its possession relating to
Plaintiff’s case. Plaintiff may communicate with Borrelli & Associates to discuss the optimal
manner in which to transmit the necessary files. Plaintiff may also access previously filed
records in this case on PACER, the Court’s publicly available online service. To learn more

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about PACER, Plaintiff can access the Court’s website at
https://nysd.uscourts.gov/programs/records/pacer.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff’s request that the Court recuse itself is
DENIED. The Court believes neither that its impartiality might reasonably be questioned nor
that it has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party. See 28 U.S.C. § 455(a), (b)(1).
Contrary to Plaintiff’s assertions, the Court’s December 3, 2020 Order granting Plaintiff’s
counsel’s motion to withdraw expressed no judgment on the merits of this case.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff must refrain from calling chambers. To the
extent Plaintiff has a specific request for the Court to consider, Plaintiff must file a letter with the
Court clearly making that specific request. The Court encourages Plaintiff to register as an ECF
user to simplify the process of communicating with the Court. Instructions for receiving notice
of filings and filing documents by email can be found at
https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/proseconsentecfnotice-final.pdf and
https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2020-04/2020-04-08-Email-Instructions-pro-sefilings-final.pdf.
The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to mail a copy of this Order to Plaintiff at: 1
Metropolitan Oval, Apt. 3E, Bronx, New York 10462.

SO ORDERED.
Date: December 8, 2020
New York, NY

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VALERIE CAPRONI
United States District Judge