Lewis v. Karas ( 2020 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK REGINA LEWIS, Plaintiff, 1:20-CV-7618 (CM) -against- UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE ORDER OF DISMISSAL KENNETH M. KARAS, Defendant. COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff, appearing pro se, brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981(a) against District Judge Kenneth M. Karas of this Court. The Court dismisses this action for the following reasons. Plaintiff has previously submitted to this Court a substantially similar complaint commencing an action against Judge Karas. That action is pending before the Court under docket number 1:20-CV-7532 (CM). As this action raises the same claims, no useful purpose would be served by litigating this duplicative lawsuit. The Court therefore dismisses this action without prejudice to Plaintiff’s pending action under docket number 1:20-CV-7532 (CM). The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. The Court dismisses this action without prejudice as duplicative. The Court certifies, pursuant to 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: September 17, 2020 , New York, New York hie. I Wik Chief United States District Judge