Opinion
Motion No: M-1109
04-27-2017
R.S. Raghavendra, also known as Randy S. Raghavendra, founder, National Association for Clients Against Dishonest Attorneys, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Louis D. Stober, Jr., Law Offices of Louis D. Stober, Jr. LLC, Edward A. Brill, Susan D. Friedfel, Allison L. Martin, Proskauer Rose LLP, Donna P. Fenn, Jane E. Booth, The Trustees of Columbia University, Jane Doe and John Doe, Defendants-Respondents.
Four appeals having been taken by plaintiff from 4 orders of the Supreme Court, New York County, all entered on or about December 2, 2016, And, defendants-respondents, Edward A. Brill, Susan D. Friedfel, Allison L. Martin and Proskauer Rose, LLP (Collectively Proskauer); and Donna P. Fenn, Jane E. Booth, and the Trustees of Columbia University (Collectively Columbia); having moved for an order (1) dismissing the aforesaid appeals and enjoining plaintiff from making filings in this Court or in the Supreme Court without prior judicial approval; (2) directing the New York County Clerk's Office to revoke plaintiff's NYCEF system credentials with respect to this and related cases that he has brought against defendants, including the cases bearing N.Y. County Index Nos. 600002/11, 103331/12, 100389/13, and 450287/16; (3) enjoining plaintiff from filing any papers in the courts of the First Department concerning defendants without first presenting written permission to do so from this Court or, in the case of filings in the Supreme Court, the Hon. Nancy Bannon, J.S.C., or any other Justice that may be designated in her place (or the Hon. Lucy Billings, J.S.C., with respect to actions assigned to her), such permission to be requested in a letter not longer than three pages and not to include any exhibits; (4) requiring the Clerk of this Court and the Supreme Court, upon presentation of the order implementing this Court's decision on this motion, to strike from their dockets any new filings made by plaintiff not specifically authorized as set forth above; and (5) relieving defendants from any obligation to respond to plaintiff's filings unless plaintiff presents to this Court written authorization referred to above (M-1056), And, defendants-respondents, Louis D. Stober, Jr., and Law Offices of Louis D. Stober, Jr. LLC, having cross-moved for the identical relief (M-1109),Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion and cross motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent of dismissing all of plaintiff's appeals, and, pursuant to the order of this Court entered January 5, 2017 (M-3450 and M-5436), enjoining plaintiff-appellant from filings of any kind, including but not limited to summonses and complaints, notices of appeal and motion papers, in any state court of the State of New York, involving any of the defendants in this action or any of the prior actions against these defendants, or any case involving the nucleus of operative facts at issue in this or the prior actions, without the prior, written permission of the Chief Judge, Presiding Justice or Administrative Judge of the Court in which such filing is sought.
ENTERED: April 27, 2017
_____________________ CLERK
Present: Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Richard T. Andrias Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justices
M-1109
M-1056
Index No. 450287/16