Collins v. Kaye
Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the judgment of said District Court be and hereby is AFFIRMED.
In October 2003, plaintiff Charles E. Collins, III, acting pro se, filed a complaint in the District Court, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against defendant Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the New York State
In a Decision and Order dated November 6, 2003, the District Court sua sponte dismissed plaintiffs action with prejudice. The Court acknowledged that it must exercise “extreme caution ... in ordering sua sponte dismissal of a pro se complaint before the adverse party has been served and the parties have had an opportunity to respond.” Collins, slip op. at 2. The Court also noted, however, that it has a “responsibility ... to determine that a claim is not frivolous before permitting a plaintiff to proceed.” Id. The Court then dismissed plaintiffs claim as frivolous because this Circuit’s law grants judges “absolute immunity from personal liability for acts committed within their judicial jurisdiction,” and because Chief Judge Kaye had jurisdiction to deny plaintiffs motion. Id. at 3 (emphasis and internal quotation marks omitted). Plaintiff appeals from the District Court’s dismissal of his claim.
We have considered all of plaintiffs’ arguments and find them without merit. Substantially for the reasons stated in the District Court’s Decision and Order of November 6, 2003, we AFFIRM.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Charles E. COLLINS, III v. Judith S. KAYE, Hon., Chief Judge
- Status
- Published