TORRE v. DIAZ

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MAINE
VINCENT TORRE, JR.,
Plaintiff
V.
CARLOS DIAZ, Assistant District Attorney,
in his individual capacity,
Defendant
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2:25-CV-00626-LEW
ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION
AND ENJOINING THE FILING OF
CERTAIN FURTHER CASES WITHOUT
ADVANCE JUDICIAL AUTHORIZATION
On January 27, 2026, the United States Magistrate Judge filed with the court, with copies
to Plaintiff, her Recommended Decision (ECF No. 8) on Plaintiff’s Complaint dated January 9,
2025, recommending that the Complaint be dismissed (ECF No. 8). 	The plaintiff filed his
Objection (ECF No. 9) to the Recommended Decision on February 4, 2026. I have reviewed and
considered the Recommended Decision, together with the entire record, including the additional
attachments (ECF Nos. 10 and 11); I have made a de novo determination of all matters adjudicated
by the Recommended Decision; and I concur with the recommendations of the United States
Magistrate Judge for the reasons set forth in the Recommended Decision, and determine that no
further proceeding is necessary.
Vincent Torre, Jr. was issued Cok warnings in cases 2:25-cv-118-NT, 2:25-cv-127-NT,
2:25-cv-128-NT, and 2:25-cv-132-NT. Furthermore, he was subjected to a restriction in case 2:25-
cv-429-LEW (ECF No. 24 at 22) “pertaining to all future filings in this Court against the State of
Maine, Maine DHHS, and official capacity claims that seek relief designed to overturn or nullify
state court criminal and parental rights proceedings and rulings or to expunge related records while
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those proceedings remain pending.” In that same order, the Court also dismissed claims against
Defendant Carlos Diaz. 	Id. at 16. 	Given the history, I now conclude that a filing restriction is
warranted so that the Court can review and consider any future complaints in a less formal fashion
than has been observed to date, docketing and advancing only those matters that warrant service
on 	a 	defendant, 	without 	engaging 	with 	Plaintiff 	in 	the 	back 	and 	forth 	of 	screening
recommendations and objections.
It is therefore O RDERED that the Recommended Decision of the Magistrate Judge is hereby
ADOPTED (ECF No. 8) and the case is DISMISSED. The filing restriction against Mr. Torre is
widened as follows: 	Mr. Torre is enjoined from filing new complaints in the District of Maine
without first obtaining the Court’s permission by showing that he is not seeking damages from an
immune person or entity or improperly seeking to interfere with a state court case. 	If Vincent
Torre, Jr. wishes to appeal this Order, he shall file a paper notice of appeal with the Clerk’s Office
of this Court within the time allowed by the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
S O O RDERED.
Dated this 3rd day of April, 2026.
/s/ Lance E. Walker
C HIEF U.S. DISTRICT J UDGE
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