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Mar 21, 2021 · But Mr. Wachsler acknowledged that one of the people helping out was a friend of his from Long Island named Yitz Grossman, a businessman with his own record of white-collar fraud convictions.
Jul 10, 2015 · Yitz Grossman from Long Island, New York was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison July 6 for securities fraud. But the sentence came with a twist Grossman likely did not expect.
- Standard of Review
- Background
- A. Claims Against The Bop
- B. Tort Claims
- C. Constitutional Claim
- D. Religious Freedom and Restoration Act
- Conclusion
- Notice
- I. Legal Basis For Claim
- II. Plaintiff Information
The Court must dismiss a complaint, or portion thereof, that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B), 1915A(b); see Abbas v. Dixon, 480 F.3d 636, 639 (2d Cir. 2007). The Court must also dismiss a complaint...
Plaintiff Yitz Grossman filed this complaint about an incident occurring during his incarceration at F.C.I. Otisville Satellite Camp.Plaintiff asserts claims under the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act and the Federal Tort Claims Act against the United States, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), Otisville Warden B. Von Blackensee, Captain Matt...
Sovereign immunity generally bars federal courts from hearing suits against federal agencies, except where that immunity has been waived. See United States v. Mitchell, 445 U.S. 535, 538 (1980). The plaintiff bears the burden to show that Congress waived sovereign immunity with respect to the claims. See United States v. Mitchell, 463 U.S. 206, 212...
Plaintiff asserts claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-80, which provides for a waiver of sovereign immunity for injuries arising from the tortious conduct of federal officers or agents acting within the scope of their office or employment. 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1). The proper defendant in an FTCA case is "the U...
The Court liberally construes Plaintiff's amended complaint as asserting claims under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). A plaintiff may bring Bivens claims against a federal official to seek redress for a violation of his constitutional rights. See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 675 (2009) ("[...
The Religious Freedom and Restoration Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb, et seq. (RFRA) prohibits the federal government from "substantially burdening" a person's exercise of religion unless the government can demonstrate that application of the burden (1) furthers a compelling governmental interest; and (2) is the least restrictive means of furthering that...
With the exception of Plaintiff's claims against Defendant Rezak — arising under Bivens and RFRA — the complaint is dismissed for failure to state a claim on which relief may be granted, and on immunity grounds. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), (ii). The Court grants Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint that complies with the standards set for...
The public can access electronic court files. For privacy and security reasons, papers filed with the court should therefore not contain: an individual's full social security number or full birth date; the full name of a person known to be a minor; or a complete financial account number. A filing may include only: the last four digits of a social s...
State below the federal legal basis for your claim, if known. This form is designed primarily for prisoners challenging the constitutionality of their conditions of confinement; those claims are often brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (against state, county, or municipal defendants) or in a "Bivens" action (against federal defendants). [ ] Violation o...
Each plaintiff must provide the following information. Attach additional pages if necessary. __________ First Name __________ Middle Initial __________ Last Name __________ State any other names (or different forms of your name) you have ever used, including any name you have used in previously filing a lawsuit. __________ Prisoner ID # (if you hav...
May 12, 2022 · Plaintiff Yitz Grossman (“Plaintiff”) commenced this action pro se against Defendants Officer Ahamad Rezak, Warden B. Von Blackensee, Captain Matt Whinery, Chris Entzel, Chaplain Avroham Richter, and J. L. Maldonado. (collectively, “Defendants”) on October 4, 2019 alleging Defendants violated his right to freely practice his religion ...
Oct 4, 2019 · Yitz Grossman Defendant: Officer Ahamad Rezak, J.L. Maldonado, Ahmed Rezak, Chris Entzel, Chaplain Avrohom Richter, United States of America, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Warden B. Von Blackensee and Captain Matt Whinery
May 2, 2022 · No. 19 CIV 9191 (NSR). View Case. YITZ GROSSMAN, Plaintiff, v. OFFICER AHAMAD REZAK, a/k/a Ahmed Rezak in his official and individual capacity; WARDEN B. VON BLACKENSEE, in her individual capacity; CAPTAIN MATT WHINERY, in his individual capacity; CHRIS ENTZEL, Executive Assistant/Camp Administrator in his individual capacity; CHAPLAIN AVROHAM ...
Yitz Grossman, 60 years old, is a resident of Lawrence, New York. On December 8, 2014, Grossman pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud in violation of Title 18 United States Code, Section 371 before the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, in United States v. Yitz Grossman, 13 Cr. 410 (NRB).
