Feda v. Doe
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-06302
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Feda v. Doe, Judge Swain dismissed Cengiz Feda’s complaint after he failed to file the required amended complaint.
Cengiz Feda’s complaint was dismissed, and permission to appeal without paying the filing fee was denied. The case against John Doe was ordered closed.
What happened
In Cengiz Feda v. John Doe, the court had ordered Feda to file an amended complaint within 60 days. The order warned that failing to do so would lead to dismissal.
Feda did not file an amended complaint. The court dismissed his complaint under the federal statute governing complaints filed without paying filing fees. The court also denied him permission to appeal without paying the fee, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment dismissing the case.
The detailed version
- Feda v. Doe · No. 1:24-cv-06302
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 25, 2025
Background
On December 10, 2024, the court ordered Cengiz Feda to file an amended complaint within 60 days. The order stated that failing to comply would result in dismissal. Feda did not file an amended complaint.
Ruling
The court dismissed Feda’s complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). The opinion states that the complaint had been filed without paying the filing fee under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), but it does not provide additional details about the claims or explain the basis for the earlier order requiring an amended complaint.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying the filing fee. The Clerk of Court was directed to enter judgment dismissing the case.
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