Mignone v. Vincent’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 district · 3 state decisions

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1. “The plaintiff has made no response to the defendants’ motion and the factual data submitted thereon, despite the special effort made by the defendants’ counsel, at the Court’s direction, to notify the plaintiff that he had the opportunity to respond. Thus, although the pleadings of a pro se complainant are entitled to a liberal construction, see Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519 , 92 S.Ct. 594 , 30 L.Ed.2d 652 (1972); Frankos v. LaVallee, 535 F.2d 1346 (2d Cir.1976), the absence of any response by the plaintiff at all to the factual showing adverse to the plaintiff’s pleading, renders summary judgment appropriate on these claims. Cf. Williams v. Halperin, 360 F.Supp. 554, 556 (S.D.N.Y.1973) (liberality afforded pro se complaint “is not without limits”).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cullin v. Williams Steel & Supply Co.

2. “immediate threat of harm to self, others or society”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 98 Wash. 2d 276 - Matter of Harris