Opinion
No. 3-02-CV-0270-M.
October 20, 2004
ORDER
Plaintiff Willie Frank Williams, Jr., appearing pro se, has filed a motion for extension of time to file a motion for rehearing. By order and judgment dated September 30, 2004, the district judge adopted the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissed plaintiff's federal civil rights claims with prejudice. Plaintiff timely filed a notice of appeal on October 15, 2004. Because plaintiff has appealed the judgment to the court of appeals, further rehearing by the district court is unnecessary. Accordingly, plaintiff's motion for extension of time to file a motion for rehearing is denied.
The district judge also adopted the magistrate judge's recommendation: (1) dismissing plaintiff's state law claims for invasion of privacy, libel, and slander without prejudice; and (2) declaring the registration and public notification requirements of SORA unconstitutional as applied to plaintiff and other persons who have no reportable conviction or adjudication of an enumerated sex-related offense and who were not given notice or an opportunity to challenge the applicability of the statute.
SO ORDERED.