Saheed v. NYPD et al

Filing 10

ORDER re: 9 Letter filed by Office of the Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, 6 Order of Service. The Court sua sponte extends the deadline for Plaintiff to file his amended complaint to Friday, April 4, 2025. The Court reiterates that Plaintiff must submit an amended complaint using the information provided in Corporation Counsel's January 21, 2025 letter, a copy of which will be mailed to Plaintiff with this Order, as well as an amended complaint form. Plaintiff is adv ised that failure to file an amended complaint by this deadline could lead to dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute. To the extent practicable, Plaintiff may submit his amended complaint and future filings in this action by e-mailing thes e documents in PDF format to [e-mail]. Plaintiff may otherwise submit the documents he wishes to file by mailing them to the Pro Se Intake Unit, 500 Pearl Street, Room 205, New York, NY 10007; delivering them to the Pro Se Intake Office in-person during regular business hours; or leaving them in the depository box located in the lobby of the courthouse outside of regular business hours. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to mail a copy of this Order and the following documents to Plaintiff at his address on record: Docket No. 6 at ECF-pages 5-8 (amended complaint form) and Docket No. 9. SO ORDERED. ( Amended Pleadings due by 4/4/2025.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Gary Stein on 3/5/2025) (jjc)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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HAFEEZ SAHEED,
Plaintiff,
- against SERGEANT HOWARD ROTH, POLICE
OFFICER ANTHONY FERRER, JOHN DOE,
and THE CITY OF NEW YORK,
Defendants.

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24 Civ. 7079 (VEC) (GS)
ORDER

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GARY STEIN, United States Magistrate Judge:
Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging
that Defendants violated his constitutional rights during an incident allegedly occurring at 215th
Street and White Plains Road in the Bronx on an unspecified date. (Dkt. No. 1). On November
19, 2024, the Honorable Valerie Caproni issued a Valentin Order directing the Office of the
Corporation Counsel for the City of New York to ascertain the identity of the third John Doe
police officer whom Plaintiff seeks to sue here and provide this information to Plaintiff along
with a badge number and service address for this individual and Defendants Roth and Ferrer.
(Dkt. No. 6 at 3). Judge Caproni advised Plaintiff in the Valentin Order that, within 30 days of
receiving this information, he “must file an amended complaint naming the newly identified
individual as a defendant” and noting that the “amended complaint will replace, not
supplement, the original complaint.” (Id. (emphasis added)).
On January 21, 2025, Corporation Counsel filed a letter identifying the John Doe officer
as Police Officer Argenis Paulino, upon information and belief, and providing the other
requested information. (Dkt. No. 9). Corporation Counsel simultaneously mailed a copy of the

letter to Plaintiff at his address on record, according to counsel’s representations therein. (Id. at
3). Plaintiff’s amended complaint was therefore due on February 24, 2025 (allowing for time for
mailing pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(d)). To date, however, the Court has not received the
amended complaint or any further submissions from Plaintiff.
The Court sua sponte extends the deadline for Plaintiff to file his amended complaint
to Friday, April 4, 2025. The Court reiterates that Plaintiff must submit an amended complaint
using the information provided in Corporation Counsel’s January 21, 2025 letter, a copy of
which will be mailed to Plaintiff with this Order, as well as an amended complaint form.
Plaintiff is advised that failure to file an amended complaint by this deadline could lead to
dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute.
To the extent practicable, Plaintiff may submit his amended complaint and future filings
in this action by e-mailing these documents in PDF format to [e-mail].
Plaintiff may otherwise submit the documents he wishes to file by mailing them to the Pro Se
Intake Unit, 500 Pearl Street, Room 205, New York, NY 10007; delivering them to the Pro Se
Intake Office in-person during regular business hours; or leaving them in the depository box
located in the lobby of the courthouse outside of regular business hours.
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The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to mail a copy of this Order and the following
documents to Plaintiff at his address on record: Docket No. 6 at ECF-pages 5-8 (amended
complaint form) and Docket No. 9.
SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York
March 5, 2025

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The Honorable Gary Stein
United States Magistrate Judge
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