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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Jan. 3, 2025

Henderson v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:24-cv-05016
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Henderson v. Department of Veterans Affairs, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal fee-waiver status.

Who this affects

Terence Henderson’s action was dismissed, and he was denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The Department of Veterans Affairs was the defendant.

What happened

In Henderson v. Department of Veterans Affairs, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing Terence Henderson’s action. The judgment refers to reasons in a January 2, 2025, order, which is not included here.

The court also decided that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Henderson permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment does not explain the basis for that decision.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on January 3, 2025. The action was dismissed, and appeal fee-waiver status was denied.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Henderson v. Dept. of Veterans Affairs · No. 1:24-cv-05016
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Jan. 3, 2025

Ruling

The court entered a civil judgment dismissing Terence Henderson’s action against the Department of Veterans Affairs. The judgment states that the dismissal was for the reasons given in a January 2, 2025, order, but that earlier order is not included in the provided text. Accordingly, the available judgment does not identify the claims, arguments, or legal basis for the dismissal.

Appeal-fee ruling

The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Henderson permission to appeal without paying the filing fees. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States for this point.

Disposition

The action was dismissed. Permission to proceed without paying appeal filing fees was denied. The judgment was signed by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain and dated January 3, 2025.

The authoritative version

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