Ryder v. Czajka

── Ryder v. Czajka ── Case No.: 25-397 Court: Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Date: March 27, 2026 Category: General 25-397 Ryder v. Czajka UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT SUMMARY ORDER RULINGS BY SUMMARY ORDER DO NOT HAVE PRECEDENTIAL EFFECT. CITATION TO A SUMMARY ORDER FILED ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2007, IS PERMITTED AND IS GOVERNED BY FEDERAL RULE OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 32.1 AND THIS COURT’S LOCAL RULE 32.1.1. WHEN CITING A SUMMARY ORDER IN A DOCUMENT FILED WITH THIS COURT, A PARTY MUST CITE EITHER THE FEDERAL APPENDIX OR AN ELECTRONIC DATABASE (WITH THE NOTATION “SUMMARY ORDER”). A PARTY CITING A SUMMARY ORDER MUST SERVE A COPY OF IT ON ANY PARTY NOT REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL. At a stated term of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, held at the Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, in the City of New York, on the 27th day of March, two thousand twenty-six. PRESENT: PIERRE N. LEVAL, GERARD E. LYNCH, RICHARD J. SULLIVAN, Circuit Judges. ______________________________________ JOSHUA RYDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. No. 25-397 PAUL CZAJKA, Columbia County District Attorney; RYAN CARTY, Columbia County Assistant District Attorney; THE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF COLUMBIA COUNTY; JASON C. FINN, Hudson Police Detective Sergeant; MICHAEL J. BURNS, New York State Police Investigator; BRENNAN KEELER, New York State Trooper; DAVID JIMENEZ, New York State Police Senior Investigator; SEAN TASHJIAN, New York State Police Investigator; JOHN DOES #1-10; COUNTY OF COLUMBIA,, Defendants-Appellees. * _______________________________________ For Plaintiff-Appellant: Leo Glickman, Stoll, Glickman & Bellina, LLP, Brooklyn, NY. For Defendants- Frank Brady, Assistant Solicitor General Appellees Michael J. (Barbara D. Underwood, Solicitor General, Burns, Brennan Keeler, Jeffrey W. Lang, Deputy Solicitor General, David Jimenez, Sean on the brief), for Letitia James, Attorney Tashjian: General of the State of New York, Albany, NY. For all other named Stephen M. Groudine, Murphy Burns Defendants-Appellees: Groudine LLP, Loudonville, NY. Appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York (Glenn T. Suddaby, Judge). UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that the February 4, 2025 judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED. * The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to amend the official case caption as set forth above. 2  Joshua Ryder, a former investigator for the Columbia County Department of Social Services, appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his claims alleging civil rights violations against various state and county officials. In essence, Ryder contends that the defendants illegally wiretapped his communications, which ultimately resulted in his wrongful arrest, prosecution, and termination from his employment. As relevant here, the district court dismissed (i) all of Ryder’s claims for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6); and (ii) all of Ryder’s claims against the State Defendants for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). 1