Jason v. Beslow ( 2021 )

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK YASSHA JASON, Plaintiff, -against- 21-CV-9508 (LTS) VERNON L. BESLOW III; JUDGE JOSEPH J. ELLIS; JUDGE RICARDO ORDER OF DISMISSAL RIGUAL; JUDGE GEORGIA K. SUTTON; VALERIE JEAN MAYO, Defendants. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff, who is appearing pro se, brings this action under the Court’s federal question jurisdiction, alleging that Defendants violated her rights in the course of her child custody proceedings. The Court dismisses the complaint for the following reasons. Plaintiff has previously submitted to this court a substantially similar complaint against Defendants in which she alleges identical facts. That case is presently pending before the Court under docket number 21-CV-9520 (LTS). As this complaint raises the same claims, no useful purpose would be served by litigating this duplicate lawsuit. Therefore, this complaint is dismissed without prejudice to Plaintiff’s pending case under docket number 21-CV-9520 (LTS). CONCLUSION The Court dismisses the complaint as duplicative of Plaintiff’s pending case under docket number 21-CV-9520 (LTS). 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). The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. SO ORDERED. Dated: December 1, 2021 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge