Swaby v. Home Box Office, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-07860
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Swaby v. Home Box Office, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal-related fee-waiver status.
The action brought by Errol Jacob Jones Swaby (aka Satoshi Nakamoto) against Home Box Office, Inc. was dismissed. The plaintiff was denied permission to proceed without paying filing fees for an appeal.
What happened
In Swaby v. Home Box Office, Inc., the court dismissed the action for the reasons given in its January 17, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included here, so this judgment does not explain the underlying dispute or the reason for dismissal.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied the plaintiff permission to proceed without paying filing fees for an appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on January 21, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.
The detailed version
- Swaby v. Home Box Office, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-07860
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 21, 2025
Ruling
The court dismissed the action. The judgment states that the dismissal was based on the reasons given in the court's January 17, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided text. The judgment therefore does not reveal the claims, arguments, or legal basis for the dismissal.
Appeal-related filing-fee status
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. Based on that certification, the court denied the plaintiff permission to proceed without paying filing fees for purposes of an appeal.
Disposition
The action was dismissed. The court separately denied appeal-related permission to proceed without paying filing fees. The judgment was signed by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.