Rodgers v. B&H Photo
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-06642
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Judge Swain dismissed Rodgers v. B&H Photo and denied fee-waiver status for any appeal.
Melody Jannel Rodgers and B&H Photo Video were affected because the action was dismissed. Rodgers was also denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
What happened
Rodgers v. B&H Photo Video is an action brought by Melody Jannel Rodgers against B&H Photo Video. The judgment refers to an earlier November 15, 2024, order but does not explain the underlying dispute.
The court dismissed the action for the reasons given in that earlier order. It also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Rodgers fee-waiver status for an appeal.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on February 7, 2025. This judgment does not state the basis for dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Rodgers v. B&H Photo · No. 1:24-cv-06642
- Laura Swain
- Feb. 7, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment says the dismissal was based on the reasons stated in the court’s November 15, 2024, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided text, so the basis for the dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
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 fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States in support of that ruling.
Judge
Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment, which is dated February 7, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.