Coston v. NYS DOCCS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ASHANTE COSTON, Plaintiff, 20-CV-350 (CM) -against- ORDER TO AMEND NYS DOCCS, Defendant. COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff, currently incarcerated at Downstate Correctional Facility, submitted a letter to this Court that the Clerk’s Office treated as a complaint and opened as a new civil action.1 By order dated February 6, 2020, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of fees, that is, in forma pauperis.2 For the reasons set forth below, the Court grants Plaintiff leave to file…