Legal Opinion
Choksi v. Trivedi
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 4, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 16-12340-WGYPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, District Judge.
For the reasons set forth below, the Court (i) grants the plaintiffs’ motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis; (ii) directs the plaintiffs to show cause why this action should not be dismissed; and (iii) denies the plaintiffs’ motions for appointment of counsel.
I. Background
On November 18, 2016, Leena Choksi (“Leena”) and her adult son Vikas Choksi (“Vikas”), filed a self-prepared complaint in which they allege that three individuals—Anantvijay Trivedi (“Anantvija”), Dharmista Trivedi (“Dharmista”), and their daughter Rupal Trivedi (“Rupal”)…
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