Opinion ID: 1459362
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Heading: Initial Federal Complaint

Text: Plaintiff commenced a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in June 2006one month after the New York Court of Claims denied his claim. In his initial complaintwhich was 61 pages long and contained 493 numbered paragraphs and 22 causes of action, plaintiff alleged violations of his rights under the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendmentsby all of the defendants-appellees, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the New York State Department of Health, the County of Rockland, Rockland County Drainage, the Board of Rockland County Soil and Water Conservation District, the Rockland County Clerk, and the Town Attorney for the Town of Orangetown. All of plaintiff's causes of action were brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985(3), and 1986. His theory of the case was that (1) Justice Meehan, who had since passed away, was not mentally competent to render a decision; (2) that Justice Meehan's signature on the January 13, 2000 Order was forged; and (3) that the defendantsincluding the New York Unified Court Systemconspired to cover-up the forgery and deprived plaintiff of his civil rights. So far as we can tell, plaintiff's decision to name the Unified Court System in his complaint was a consequence of his correspondence with Chief Judge Kaye. Appearing below are two examples of the specific claims made in plaintiff's initial complaint, taken from his third and thirteenth causes of action: AS AND FOR A THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION ... 300. Pursuant to New York State Constitution Article VII, `8, local governments enact, through their police power establish land use regulations through local zoning codes which are municipal specific. 301. As set forth herein, Defendants, exercise supra-municipal zoning power through its land use regulation. 302. By allowing the Forged Meehan Decision and Order to stand, Defendants effectively engaged in the unconstitutional delegation of authority by allowing the judicial arm of state government to assume what constitutes legislative power in the form of revamping duly adopted laws, rules and regulations and in the process contravening applicable Home Rule requirements. 303. As a result of those Constitutional violations by Defendants, Gollomp suffered and continues to suffer damage. 304. Plaintiff suffered monetary damage in an amount in excess of Two Million Five Hundred Thousand and 00/100 ($2,500,000.00) Dollars as a result of Defendants' actions. J.A. 58 (Compl. ¶¶ 300-304) (verbatim). AS AND FOR A THIRTEENTH CAUSE OF ACTION ... 409. Defendants' have deprived Gollomp of the property rights guaranteed to him under and by virtue of the United States Constitution. 410. Defendants, acting under the color of State law, have followed a pattern of conduct designed to intimidate and retaliate against the Gollomp for his attempt to exercise his civil rights. 411. Defendants individually and collectively acted in such a manner as to create a hostile environment, including a hostile home environment in which Gollomp and his family reside. 412. Defendants engaged in and continue to engage in conduct designed to and intended to intimidate and harass Gollomp. 413. Defendants acted singly and in concert conspired and continue to and are conspire to restrict Gollomp's use of his home and property. 414. Defendants' actions complained of herein had caused Gollomp and his family to incur expenses and to suffer physically from anger, frustration, suspicion and concern. J.A. 70-71 (Compl. ¶¶ 409-14) (verbatim). In addition to these and similar allegations contained in the 22 causes of action, plaintiff also alleged that various government agencies and officials not named as defendantsincluding the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Senator Charles E. Schumer, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, and the Rockland County District Attorney had not properly investigated his claims of judicial corruption and conspiracy.