MCNAUGHTON v. BLASIO 14 LLP LLC DOE 200 200 DOE DOE 200 (2021)

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Neil MCNAUGHTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bill De BLASIO, As Mayor of the City of New York, Dermot F. Shea, As Commissioner of the New York Police Department, Michael J. Silver, As Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Century Management Services, 5 West 14 Owners Corp., Norman Bellino, Lisa Golub, Galen J. Criscione, Criscione-Ravela LLP, Fern Lee, the Estate of Laura G. McNaughton, David L. Moss, David L. Moss & Associates, LLC, Jane and John DOE, Police Officers, and Civilian Nypd Employees 1–200, Supervisor and Detectives 1–200, City of New York, New York Police Department, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, Jane and John DOE, DOE Civilians 1–200, Defendants-Appellees.

20-3778

Decided: August 27, 2021

Present: JON O. NEWMAN, ROSEMARY S. POOLER, RAYMOND J. LOHIER, JR., Circuit Judges.

Appearing for Appellant: Neil McNaughton, pro se, New York, N.Y. Appearing for Appellees: No appearance.

SUMMARY ORDER

Neil McNaughton, a retired attorney proceeding pro se, sued several New York City officials, multiple civilians, and hundreds of Jane and John Does under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging various constitutional violations and state law claims, including defamation, contract, and fraud. His complaint alleged a years-long conspiracy among the New York City Police Department, his apartment cooperative, and private citizens aimed at harassing and defaming him based on false accusations of pedophilia.

The district court sua sponte dismissed McNaughton's complaint, reasoning that he failed to state a claim, his allegations were implausible, and his complaint was frivolous. The court also declined to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over McNaughton's state law claims and declined to grant leave to amend his complaint as futile. McNaughton appeals. We affirm the district court's dismissal and denial of leave to amend for substantially the same reasons articulated by the district court. See generally McNaughton v. de Blasio, No. 20-CV-6991 (JMF), 2020 WL 5983100 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 8, 2020).

We have considered all of McNaughton's remaining arguments and find them to be without merit. Accordingly, the order of the district court hereby is AFFIRMED.

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