Legal Opinion
Jelen v. Viscovich
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided February 1, 2019No. 1:19-cv-10053Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS CIVIL ACTION NO. 19-10053-RGS SEAN E. JELEN v. WILLIAM A. VISOVICH, JAIME BOWER, SUSAN JELEN, and QUEENS COUNTY CLERK MEMORANDUM AND ORDER OF DISMISSAL February 1, 2019 For the reasons stated below, the court denies plaintiff’s motions for temporary restraining order and to proceed in forma pauperis and the case is dismissed on the grounds of Younger abstention. RELEVANT BACKGROUND Plaintiff Sean E. Jelen, an inmate now in custody at FMC Devens, initiated this action on January 9, 2019, by filing a complaint against a New York judge…
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