Griffin-Robinson v. Warhit ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK SONJA R. GRIFFIN-ROBINSON, Plaintiff, -against- 1:20-CV-3040 (CM) HON. BARRY E. WARHIT, et al., ORDER Defendants. COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: On March 30, 2020, Plaintiff filed a 19-page pro se complaint commencing Griffin- Robinson v. Warhit, ECF 1:20-CV-2712, 2. On April 13, 2020, Plaintiff filed a substantially similar 81-page complaint that was opened up as a new action, Griffin-Robinson v. Warhit, ECF 1:20-CV-3040, 2. But a review of the two actions indicate that the only significant difference between the two complaints is the attachment of additional exhibits to the complaint filed in Griffin-Robinson, ECF 1:20-CV-3040 (CM). Thus, it appears that Plaintiff intended to file the complaint that was opened as new action in Griffin-Robinson, ECF 1:20-CV-3040 (CM) as an amended complaint in Griffin-Robinson, ECF 1:20-CV-2712 (CM). Accordingly, in light of Plaintiff’s pro se status, the Court directs the Clerk of Court to file the complaint in Griffin-Robinson, ECF 1:20-CV-3040 (CM) as an amended complaint in Griffin-Robinson, ECF 1:20-CV-2712 (CM), with the file date of April 13, 2020. The Court further directs the Clerk of Court to administratively close this case, Griffin-Robinson, ECF 1:20- CV-3040 (CM). The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). SO ORDERED. Dated: April 22, 2020 , New York, New York hie. I Wik COLLEEN McMAHON Chief United States District Judge