The opinion
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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FARRIS ABDUL-MATIYN, :
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Plaintiff, :
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v. : MEMORANDUM & ORDER
: 21-CV-2133 (WFK) (LB)
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, :
COUNCIL OF REVIEW RECORDS, :
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Defendant. :
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WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II, United States District Judge:
By Order dated June 1, 2021, this action was dismissed without prejudice as premature
and pro se Plaintiff was informed that he may refile his complaint, if necessary, when the Naval
Discharge Review Board (“NDRB”) has issued its decision. On June 3, 2021, the NDRB
decision (“Decision”) denying Plaintiff’s request was docketed. ECF No. 9 at 2–3.1
Because the Court’s Order was premised on Plaintiff’s failure to show that the NDRB
had issued a final decision, the Court dismissed the complaint without prejudice. ECF No. 7.
Unbeknownst to the Court, Plaintiff had included a copy of the NDRB final decision in his
request for a default judgment, however, there was a delay in docketing the submission.
Accordingly, the Judgment is hereby VACATED and the Clerk of Court is directed to REOPEN
this case.
The action shall proceed solely to the extent that Plaintiff seeks review of the Decision
under the Administrative Procedures Act. The Clerk of the Court is directed to issue a summons
against Defendant at the address listed on the Decision and the United States Marshals Service is
1 Plaintiff’s Affirmation of Service of Default Judgment which included the NDRB
decision was submitted to the Court on May 26, 2021, but it was not docketed until June 3, 2021,
after the judgment had been entered on June 2, 2021. ECF Nos. 7, 8.
2021 orders, and this Order on the Defendant without prepayment of fees.
The case is referred to the Honorable Lois Bloom, United States Magistrate Judge, for
pretrial supervision.
The Court certifies pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this Order
would not be taken in good faith and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for purpose of
an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444–45 (1962).
The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff by
mail, and to note the mailing on the docket.
SO ORDERED.
s/ WFK
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HON. WILLIAM F. KUNTZ, II
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated: June 14, 2021
Brooklyn, New York