The case is Dixon v. Von Blanckensee, issued on April 12. Plaintiff loses the case on qualified immunity grounds because he does not plead a federal violation. The Supremacy Clause of the Constitution voids a mandatory state court order upon a federal official. States have no power to control the operations of federal officials, including the Bureau of Prisons.
Plaintiff tries to get around the Supremacy Clause rule by arguing he was denied access to the courts. But that claim fails. You have a right to meaningful access to the courts, emphasis on meaningful. To win a case like this, plaintiff has to show the deprivation "hindered his efforts to pursue a legal claim. The Second Circuit (Lynch, Bianco and Halpern [D.J.]) notes that plaintiff has abandoned any claim that defendant prevented him from participating in the state court hearing. Rather, he was able particulate in the hearing remotely, and his rights were not prejudiced as a result of the remote proceeding. And any claim that defendant caused his case to be dismissed is too conclusory to survive a motion to dismiss.
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