Opinion
1:17-cv-6024 (NLH) (JS)
10-02-2020
MARK GOLDBERG, Plaintiff, v. DAVID E ORTIZ, et al., Defendants.
APPEARANCES: Mark Goldberg PO Box 163 Bronx, NY 10458 Plaintiff pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney Anne B. Taylor, Assistant United States Attorney Office of the U.S. Attorney District Of New Jersey 401 Market Street, 4th Floor P.O. Box 2098 Camden, NJ 08101 Attorneys for Defendants
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES: Mark Goldberg
PO Box 163
Bronx, NY 10458
Plaintiff pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney
Anne B. Taylor, Assistant United States Attorney
Office of the U.S. Attorney
District Of New Jersey
401 Market Street, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 2098
Camden, NJ 08101
Attorneys for Defendants HILLMAN , District Judge
WHEREAS, Defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, see ECF No. 45; and
WHEREAS, Magistrate Judge Schneider granted Plaintiff's motion for the appointment of pro bono counsel, see ECF No. 55; and
WHEREAS, no attorney has yet entered an appearance on Plaintiff's behalf; and
WHEREAS, the interests of justice require providing assigned counsel an opportunity to become familiar with the matter and file a response to the motion,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 2nd day of October, 2020
ORDERED that motion for judgment on the pleadings or, in the alternative, for summary judgment, ECF No. 45, be, and the same hereby is, denied without prejudice; and it is further
ORERED that Defendants may refile their motion upon the entry of Plaintiff's counsel's appearance; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve a copy of this Order upon Plaintiff by regular mail.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey