Legal Opinion
Lance Cofield v. Buffalo Mercy Hospital
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 17, 2026No. 1:25-cv-00990Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK LANCE COFIELD, Plaintiff, 25-CV-0990 (MAV) -VS- ORDER BUFFALO MERCY HOSPITAL, Defendant. Plaintiff Lance Cofield filed the present action in October 2025 alleging federal and state law claims against Buffalo Mercy Hospital (“the Hospital”). ECF No. 1. Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee but applied for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 2. Subsequently, he also filed a motion for default judgment (ECF No. 3), and a motion for service by the United States Marshals (ECF No. 4). As an initial matter, the Court denies…
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