Harding v. State of New York
- Vincent Briccetti
- 7:22-cv-06285
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Harding v. Gould, Judge Briccetti granted the motion to dismiss, dismissed all claims, entered judgment for defendants, and closed the case.
Cheyenne C. Harding’s claims were dismissed, judgment was entered for the named defendants, and Harding was denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
What happened
In Harding v. State of New York, the court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss. The judgment does not explain the reasons, instead referring to an August 9 opinion and a September 26 order.
The court dismissed all of Cheyenne C. Harding’s claims and entered judgment for the defendants. It also denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, and closed the case.
Judge Vincent Briccetti issued the underlying rulings referenced in the judgment, which was entered on September 26, 2024.
The detailed version
- Harding v. State of New York · No. 7:22-cv-06285
- Vincent Briccetti
- Sept. 26, 2024
Disposition
The court granted the motion to dismiss. It entered judgment for the defendants and dismissed all of Cheyenne C. Harding’s claims. The judgment states that these actions were taken for the reasons given in the court’s opinion dated August 9, 2024, and its order dated September 26, 2024; those documents are not included in the supplied text.
Appeal-Filing-Fee Ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Harding permission to appeal without paying the filing fees. The judgment does not state that an appeal is barred.
Case Status
The court ordered that the case be closed. The judgment identifies the defendants as Investigator Timothy P. Gould, Trooper Timothy H. Finnegan, Investigator James Wollman, and other state police employees, in their individual and official capacities.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.