Legal Opinion
Jeanina Celestine v. Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center, United States of America, No. 04-0839-Cv
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 31, 2005No. 76PublishedCited by 333 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
I. Introduction
Plaintiff-Appellant Jeanina Celestine (“Celestine”) began this action on September 3, 2002 by filing a summons in the New York State Supreme Court, West-chester County. In her summons, she indicated that she was seeking damages arising out of negligence and malpractice on the part of Mount Vernon Neighborhood Health Center (“Mount Vernon”), where she had been a patient. Celestine duly served notice of her summons, but Mount Vernon did not respond. Celestine then moved for a default judgment on April 24, 2003. Again, Mount Vernon did not reply.
On May 30,…
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