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MEMORANDUM & ORDER On October 13, 2023, Plaintiff Eric Owens filed a pro se complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 (“Section 1983″) alleging violations of his Fourth Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights in connection with the issuance of three traffic summonses pending in the Village of Garden City Justice Court (“Garden City Justice Court”). (ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”).) Read liberally, Plaintiff’s complaint further asserts claims for (1) failure to intervene; (2) defamation; (3) intentional infliction of emotional distress; and (4) malicious prosecution. (Id.) On May 15, 2024, Plaintiff filed the instant motion asking this Court to intervene in the proceedings of the Garden City Justice Court to dismiss three traffic summonses. (ECF No. 15 (“Pl’s Mot.”).) Defendants filed an opposition motion arguing that this Court lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the pending traffic summonses. (Id. (“Defs.’ Mot.”).) For the below reasons, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s motion to dismiss the three traffic summonses. I. BACKGROUND1 A. Factual Background This matter concerns various claims by Plaintiff relating to a January 7, 2023 traffic stop, the issuance of three summonses for traffic violations, and the purported delay in adjudicating those summonses in the Garden City Justice Court. On January 7, 2023, Plaintiff was stopped by Police Officer Russell (“Officer Russell”) and issued three traffic summonses. (Compl.

10, 39.) The summonses were issued for: (1) speeding in violation of N.Y. VTL §1180(d); (2) driving across hazard markings in violation of N.Y. VTL §1128(d); and (3) unsafe start in violation of N.Y. VTL §1162. (Pl’s Mot. at 3, 25-28.) When stopped, Plaintiff initially refused to provide Officer Russell with his name or identification and requested that a supervisor come to the scene. (Compl.

 
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