Jones v. Joseph Caputo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wn KX RAFAEL A. JONES, Petitioner, 22 CIVIL 2794 (JPC) -against- JUDGMENT JOSEPH CAPUTO, Respondent. wn eK It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Order dated January 4, 2023, the Court has adopted the Report and Recommendation to the extent that the Petition is barred by the doctrine of Younger abstention, and therefore the Petition is denied without prejudice. The Court further certifies under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444- (1962); accordingly, the case is closed.

DATED: New York, New York January 6, 2023 RUBY J. KRAJICK Clerk of Court BY: MANGO Deputy Clerk