Calonge v. United States
- Gregory Woods
- 1:24-cv-08988
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Calonge v. United States, Judge Woods denied Medghyne Calonge’s petition, denied appeal-related IFP status, and denied a certificate of appealability.
Medghyne Calonge’s petition was denied, appeal-related fee-free status was denied, and a certificate of appealability was denied. Judgment was entered for the United States, and the civil case was closed.
What happened
In Calonge v. United States, the court denied Medghyne Calonge’s petition and entered judgment for the United States. The judgment refers to a separate memorandum dated July 29, 2025, for the reasons behind that decision.
The court also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith, so Calonge was denied permission to proceed without paying court fees for an appeal. The court denied a certificate of appealability, and the civil case was closed.
Judge Gregory Woods is identified as the judge in the case information. The judgment itself does not explain the petition’s underlying claims or the court’s reasoning.
The detailed version
- Calonge v. United States · No. 1:24-cv-08988
- Gregory Woods
- July 29, 2025
Background
Medghyne Calonge filed a petition against the United States. The judgment refers to a memorandum opinion and order dated July 29, 2025, but that memorandum is not included in the provided text. The provided judgment therefore does not identify the petition’s legal claims or explain the court’s substantive reasoning.
Rulings
The court denied Calonge’s petition and entered judgment for the United States. It certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. As a result, the court denied Calonge’s request to proceed without paying court fees for an appeal. The court also denied a certificate of appealability under 28 U.S.C. § 2253, stating that Calonge had not made a substantial showing that a constitutional right had been denied.
Disposition
The court entered judgment for the United States and closed civil case 1:24-cv-8988-GHW. The provided text does not state whether the petition was denied on the merits or on a threshold ground; it only incorporates the reasoning from the separate memorandum opinion and order.
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