Rogers v. VICP
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-02343
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rogers v. VICP, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal-related fee-waiver status.
Joshua Rogers’s action was dismissed, and his appeal-related status to proceed without prepaying court fees was denied.
What happened
In Rogers v. VICP, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing Joshua Rogers’s action. The judgment refers to reasons stated in a June 24, 2025, order, but those reasons are not included here.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Joshua Rogers permission to appeal without prepaying court fees.
Judge Swain signed the judgment on June 27, 2025. The available opinion does not explain why the action was dismissed.
The detailed version
- Rogers v. VICP · No. 1:25-cv-02343
- Laura Swain
- June 27, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment stating that, for the reasons given in its June 24, 2025, order, “this action is dismissed.” The June 24 order is not included in the provided text, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this opinion alone.
The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. As a result, it denied Joshua Rogers’s status to appeal without prepaying court fees. The judgment cited Coppedge v. United States for the principle that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Effect
The action was dismissed, and appeal-related permission to proceed without prepaying fees was denied. The judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
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