Elbert M. Mitchell v. Ms. Letitia James, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ELBERT M. MITCHELL, Plaintiff, 25-CV-7686 (LTS) -against- ORDER OF DISMISSAL MS. LETITIA JAMES, et al., Defendants.

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff, who currently is incarcerated in the Sing Sing Correctional Facility, brings this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendants lost his property during a transfer from Green Haven Correctional Facility to Sing Sing. For the following reasons, the complaint is dismissed.

Plaintiff has previously submitted to this court a substantially similar complaint against Defendants alleging the same set of facts against the same defendants. That case is pending before the Court under docket number 25-CV-6462 (LTS). Because this complaint raises the same claims, no useful purpose would be served by the filing and litigation of this duplicate lawsuit. Therefore, this complaint is dismissed without prejudice to Plaintiff’s pending case under docket number 25-CV-6462 (LTS) In light of the Court’s belief that Plaintiff may have submitted this duplicate complaint in error, the Court directs the Clerk of Court not to charge Plaintiff the $350.00 filing fee for this action, and the Warden or Superintendent having custody of Plaintiff shall not deduct or encumber funds from Plaintiff’s prison trust account for this lawsuit.

CONCLUSOIN The Court dismisses Plaintiff’s complaint as duplicative of Mitchell v. Att’y Gen. of the State of N.Y., No. 25-CV-6462 (LTS).

The Court directs the Clerk of Court not to charge Plaintiff the $350.00 filing fee for this action.

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).

Finally, the Court directs the Clerk of Court to enter judgment in this action.

SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 17, 2025 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge