Alred Lewis v. The State of New York

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• holding that it is generally improper to sua sponte dismiss for failure to state a claim without 8 first giving the plaintiff an opportunity to respond
• “Untimely dismissal may prove wasteful of the court’s limited resources rather than expeditious, for it often leads to a shuttling of the lawsuit between the district and appellate courts.”
• “It is prudent for judges to avoid an inquisitorial role, and not search out issues more appropriately left to a motion by the opposing party.”
• “[i]t is prudent for judges to avoid an inquisitorial role”
• \[i]t is prudent for judges to avoid an inquisitorial role\
• “Great circumspection is required before terminating such actions, particularly in their embryonic stages. It is prudent for judges to avoid an inquisitorial role, and not search out issues more appropriately left to a motion by the opposing party.”

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