Gardner v. Green Haven Corr. Facility
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03979
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Gardner v. Green Haven Corr. Facility was dismissed, and Judge Swain denied appeal-related IFP status.
Phillip Jerome Gardner and the defendants, Green Haven Corr. Facility and Westchester Medical Center.
What happened
In Gardner v. Green Haven Corr. Facility, Phillip Jerome Gardner’s action against Green Haven Corr. Facility and Westchester Medical Center was dismissed. The judgment does not explain the underlying reasons.
The court said those reasons were stated in a separate June 4, 2025, order, which is not included in the provided text. The judgment also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Gardner’s status to appeal without paying the filing fee.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on June 4, 2025. The provided judgment does not state the basis for dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Gardner v. Green Haven Corr. Facility · No. 1:25-cv-03979
- Laura Swain
- June 4, 2025
Disposition
The court dismissed the action. The judgment states that the reasons for dismissal were set out in a June 4, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided opinion text. Therefore, the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
Appeal-related ruling
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied in forma pauperis status for purposes of an appeal. In plain English, the court denied permission to pursue an appeal without paying the required filing costs. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444–45 (1962).
Parties and judge
Phillip Jerome Gardner was the plaintiff, and Green Haven Corr. Facility and Westchester Medical Center were the defendants. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment, which was dated June 4, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.