Jackson v. The Federal Law and Order Office of the Civil Rights of Security
Jackson v. The Federal Law and Order Office of the Civil Rights of Security, Amazing International Service on Earthquake Overruling Race Decision
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03103
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Jackson v. The Federal Law and Order Office, Judge Swain dismissed the case without prejudice because Jackson lacked required permission to seek fee-free filing status.
Henry Jackson, whose new action was dismissed without prejudice and whose fee-free status for an appeal was denied.
What happened
In Henry Jackson v. The Federal Law and Order Office of the Civil Rights of Security, Amazing International Service on Earthquake Overruling Race Decision, Jackson sought permission to file without paying court fees.
A 2019 order had barred Jackson from filing any new civil action in that court without first obtaining permission. The opinion says Jackson did not request that permission before bringing this case.
The court dismissed the case without prejudice for violating the earlier order, denied fee-free status for any appeal, and directed the clerk to enter judgment. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. The Federal Law and Order Office of the Civil Rights of Security · No. 1:25-cv-03103
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 16, 2025
Background
The opinion states that, on April 23, 2019, the court barred Jackson from filing any new civil action in that court without first obtaining the court’s permission to proceed without paying filing fees. The earlier round of this case is identified as No. 1:19-CV-1827, ECF 6 (S.D.N.Y.). The opinion also states that an appeal from that order was dismissed and that the filing restriction became effective June 10, 2019.
New Filing
Jackson brought this action seeking permission to proceed without paying filing fees. The opinion says he did not first seek the required permission to file the action.
Ruling
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1651, the court dismissed this action without prejudice because Jackson failed to comply with the 2019 order. The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying filing fees for purposes of an appeal. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
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