R.S. Raghavendra also known as Randy S. v Louis D. Stober Jr. Law Offices of

Motion No: M-1109

Slip Opinion No: 2017 NYSlipOp 72050(U)

Decided on April 27, 2017

Appellate Division, First Department, Motion Decision

Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.

This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.

April 27, 2017

R.S. Raghavendra, also known as Randy S.

Raghavendra, founder, National Association

for Clients Against Dishonest Attorneys, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v

Louis D. Stober, Jr., Law Offices of

Louis D. Stober, Jr. LLC, Edward A. Brill,

Susan D. Friedfel, Allison L. Martin,

Proskauer Rose LLP, Donna P. Fenn, Jane E.

Booth, The Trustees of Columbia University,

Jane Doe and John Doe,

Defendants-Respondents.

Four appeals having been taken by plaintiff from 4 orders

of the Supreme Court, New York County, all entered on or about December 2, 2016, And, defendants-respondents, Edward A. Brill, Susan D. Friedfel, Allison L. Martin and Proskauer Rose, LLP (Collectively Proskauer); and Donna P. Fenn, Jane E. Booth, and the Trustees

of Columbia University (Collectively Columbia); having moved

for an order (1) dismissing the aforesaid appeals and enjoining plaintiff from making filings in this Court or in the Supreme Court without prior judicial approval; (2) directing the New York County Clerk's Office to revoke plaintiff's NYCEF system credentials with respect to this and related cases that he has brought against defendants, including the cases bearing N.Y. County Index Nos. 600002/11, 103331/12, 100389/13, and 450287/16;

(3) enjoining plaintiff from filing any papers in the courts

of the First Department concerning defendants without first presenting written permission to do so from this Court or, in

the case of filings in the Supreme Court, the Hon. Nancy Bannon, J.S.C., or any other Justice that may be designated in her place (or the Hon. Lucy Billings, J.S.C., with respect to actions

assigned to her), such permission to be requested in a letter

not longer than three pages and not to include any exhibits;

(4) requiring the Clerk of this Court and the Supreme Court,

upon presentation of the order implementing this Court's

decision on this motion, to strike from their dockets any new filings made by plaintiff not specifically authorized as set forth above; and (5) relieving defendants from any obligation

to respond to plaintiff's filings unless plaintiff presents to

this Court written authorization referred to above (M-1056), And, defendants-respondents, Louis D. Stober, Jr., and

Law Offices of Louis D. Stober, Jr. LLC, having cross-moved for the identical relief (M-1109),Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to

the motion and cross motion, and due deliberation having been

had thereon, It is ordered that the motion is granted to the extent

of dismissing all of plaintiff's appeals, and, pursuant to the order of this Court entered January 5, 2017 (M-3450 and M-5436),

enjoining plaintiff-appellant from filings of any kind, including but not limited to summonses and complaints, notices of appeal and motion papers, in any state court of the State of New York, involving any of the defendants in this action or any of the prior actions against these defendants, or any case involving

the nucleus of operative facts at issue in this or the prior actions, without the prior, written permission of the Chief Judge, Presiding Justice or Administrative Judge of the Court

in which such filing is sought. ENTERED: April 27, 2017

_____________________ CLERK

Present: Hon. David Friedman, Justice Presiding, John W. Sweeny, Jr. Dianne T. Renwick Richard T. Andrias Sallie Manzanet-Daniels, Justices

M-1109

M-1056

Index No. 450287/16