Keith v. United States
- Alison Nathan
- 1:20-cv-04410
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Keith v. United States, Judge Woods confirmed an August 18 response deadline, denied appeal fee-waiver status, and reassigned future applications.
David Keith, whose response deadline was confirmed and whose ability to proceed without paying appeal fees was denied; future applicants in the listed matters must direct applications to Judge Woods.
What happened
Keith v. United States concerns David Keith’s response to the government’s opposition to his request to vacate his conviction or sentence. Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan had granted Keith more time to respond while presiding over the matter temporarily.
The response is due by August 18, 2025. The order also says that the matters in the caption have been reassigned, so future applications must be sent to the judge who issued this order.
Judge Gregory H. Woods denied fee-waiver status for any appeal because he found that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. He also directed the clerk to terminate a listed motion and mail Keith a copy of the order.
The detailed version
- Keith v. United States · No. 1:20-cv-04410
- Alison Nathan
- July 21, 2025
Background
The order concerns matters listed under related criminal and civil docket numbers. On July 17, 2025, Circuit Judge Alison J. Nathan, who was presiding by designation, granted David Keith’s request for more time to respond to the government’s memorandum opposing his motion to vacate. The order states that Keith’s response is due no later than August 18, 2025.
Reassignment
The order states that the matters listed in its caption were reassigned to Judge Gregory H. Woods. All future applications in those matters must be directed to him.
Appeal fee status
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), Judge Woods certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. He therefore denied fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal.
Clerk’s instructions and disposition
The clerk was directed to terminate the motion listed at Dkt. No. 154 in the criminal docket identified in the order as 1:15-cr-4410 and to mail Keith a copy of the order. The order does not decide Keith’s underlying motion to vacate.
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