Legal Opinion
Lance Cofield v. Buffalo General Medical Center
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided September 18, 2026No. 1:25-cv-01021Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK LANCE COFIELD, Plaintiff, 25-CV-1021 (MAV) -VS- ORDER BUFFALO GENERAL MEDICAL CENTER, Defendant. Plaintiff Lance Cofield filed the present action in October 2025 alleging federal and state law claims against Defendant Buffalo General Medical Center (““BGMC”). ECF No. 1. Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee but applied for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (““IFP”). ECF No. 3. Subsequently, he filed a motion for default judgment (ECF No. 4), and a motion for service by the United States Marshals (ECF No. 5). As an initial matter, the…
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