Legal Opinion
United States District Court for the Northern District of New York v. Koziol
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 11, 2016No. 15-3598PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Appellant Leon R. Koziol, proceeding pro se, appeals from the District Court’s order enjoining him from filing pro se any pleading or other document in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York without permission of the Chief Judge.
We review a district court’s decision to impose sanctions for abuse of discretion. Wilson v. Citigroup, N.A., 702 F.3d 720, 723 (2d Cir. 2012). Where an order restricts a litigant’s future access to courts, we consider the following factors:(1) the litigant’s history of litigation and in particular whether it entailed…
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