Court denied plaintiff's motion and dismissed the complaint, finding no claim within its subject-matter jurisdiction, explaining that a New York Supreme Court cannot review or vacate federal court orders, and stating that the complaint's claims were not cognizable under New York law. The decision also identified C091 as a related prior action.
Court source ↗Frank Tufano v. Jeffrey Davis Esq.
57677/2025 · New York State Supreme Court
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Outcome and research status
Outcome reason: The court denied the pro se motion and dismissed the complaint. It found the motion defective and apparently unserved, found no claim within the New York court's subject-matter jurisdiction, held that the state court could not review or vacate federal court orders, and stated that the claims were not cognizable under New York law.
Research status: Source-backed
Research notes: NYSCEF Case Status: Disposed. The decision expressly states that this matter is related to Index No. 50058/2023 (C091), where plaintiff had discontinued all claims against Jeffrey Davis on March 9, 2023.
Related litigation
- Previous related case: 50058/2023 — Frank Tufano v. American Arbitration Association et al
- Dispute group: Starowicz / arbitration / Davis litigation
Court findings
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The 2025 decision expressly identified C091 as related, where claims against Jeffrey Davis had previously been discontinued with prejudice; C094 was dismissed for lack of cognizable state-law/jurisdictional basis.
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Tufano later filed C094 against Jeffrey Davis in Westchester Supreme Court.
Source ↗The court dismissed C094, finding no cognizable claim within its subject-matter jurisdiction and explaining that a state court could not review or vacate federal court orders; the decision expressly identified C091 as related.
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