Wynder, JR. v. Goltzer, Esq.
- Gregory Woods
- 1:24-cv-07925
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wynder v. Goltzer, Judge Woods denied Wynder’s default-judgment motion because Jeremy Schneider’s response deadline had been extended.
Plaintiff Kenneth N. Wynder, Jr.’s motion for default judgment against Jeremy Schneider was denied. The order also affected Jeremy Schneider and Ying Stafford by directing that they receive copies, and it denied permission to appeal without prepaying filing fees.
What happened
In Kenneth N. Wynder, Jr. v. George Goltzer, Esq., et al., the plaintiff moved for default judgment against defendant Jeremy Schneider on May 6, 2025, arguing that Schneider had not timely responded to the complaint.
The court denied the motion because Schneider was not in default. The court had extended Schneider’s deadline to answer or otherwise respond to July 7, 2025.
Judge Gregory H. Woods directed the Clerk of Court to mail the order to the plaintiff and two defendants. The court also said any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Wynder, JR. v. Goltzer, Esq. · No. 1:24-cv-07925
- Gregory Woods
- May 10, 2025
Background
On May 6, 2025, Plaintiff Kenneth N. Wynder, Jr. filed a motion for default judgment against Defendant Jeremy Schneider. Wynder argued that Schneider had failed to respond to the complaint on time.
Ruling
The court denied the motion. It stated that Schneider was not in default because the court had extended his deadline to answer or otherwise respond to the complaint until July 7, 2025.
Other Orders
The Clerk of Court was directed to mail a copy of the order to Wynder and to Defendants Jeremy Schneider and Ying Stafford. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without prepaying filing fees for purposes of an appeal.
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