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p/f 0-ri; ' ' UN V UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JOGLO REALTIES, INC., and ROBERT TOUSSIE, Plaintiffs, -against- BASIL SEGGOS, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF THE NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, in his official capacity, and UDO DRESCHER in his individual capacity. Defendants. X if' I6-CV-1666 (ARR) (CLP) OPINION AND ORDER X ROSS, United States District Judge: Plaintiffs, Robert Toussie and Joglo Realties, Inc.,' have brought this action against Basil Seggos, the acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("DEC"), in his official capacity, and against Udo Drescher, an attorney employed by the DEC, in his individual capacity. The court previously dismissed plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, which raised four claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 concerning a pending DEC administrative action, led by Drescher, alleging that plaintiffs committed various environmental violations while repairing damage to their beachfront property following Hurricane Sandy. See Joglo Realties, Inc. v. Seggos, 16-CV-I666, 2016 WL 4491409, at *I (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2016), Dkt. #45. The court dismissed plaintiffs' substantive and procedural due process claims with prejudice, but granted plaintiffs leave to amend their equal protection claims. Id. at *18. ' For reasons irrelevant to this opinion, it is unclear whether Mr. Toussie individually, or Joglo Realties, Inc., a company founded and wholly owned by Mr. Toussie, is the owner of the real property at issue in this suit. See Pis.' Second Am. Compl. ("SAC") ^ 9 n.l, Dkt. #47. For ease of explanation, I will refer to "plaintiffs" collectively as the owners of the property. I Case 1:16-cv-01666-ARR-CLP Document 65 Filed 01/05/17 Page 1 of 22 PageID #: <pageID>

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0-ri;

' ' UN V

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

JOGLO REALTIES, INC., and ROBERT TOUSSIE,

Plaintiffs,

-against-

BASIL SEGGOS, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF THENEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, in his official

capacity, and UDO DRESCHER in his individual capacity.

Defendants.

Xif'

I6-CV-1666 (ARR) (CLP)

OPINION AND ORDER

X

ROSS, United States District Judge:

Plaintiffs, Robert Toussie and Joglo Realties, Inc.,' have brought this action against Basil

Seggos, the acting commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental

Conservation ("DEC"), in his official capacity, and against Udo Drescher, an attorney employed

by the DEC, in his individual capacity. The court previously dismissed plaintiffs' First Amended

Complaint, which raised four claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 concerning a pending DEC

administrative action, led by Drescher, alleging that plaintiffs committed various environmental

violations while repairing damage to their beachfront property following Hurricane Sandy. See

Joglo Realties, Inc. v. Seggos, 16-CV-I666, 2016 WL 4491409, at *I (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 24, 2016),

Dkt. #45. The court dismissed plaintiffs' substantive and procedural due process claims with

prejudice, but granted plaintiffs leave to amend their equal protection claims. Id. at *18.

' For reasons irrelevant to this opinion, it is unclear whether Mr. Toussie individually, or JogloRealties, Inc., a company founded and wholly owned by Mr. Toussie, is the owner of the real property atissue in this suit. See Pis.' Second Am. Compl. ("SAC") ̂ 9 n.l, Dkt. #47. For ease of explanation, I willrefer to "plaintiffs" collectively as the owners of the property.

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