Cordero Romero v. Goldman Sachs Bank USA
- Gregory Woods
- 1:25-cv-02857
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Cordero Romero v. Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Judge Woods denied a refiled request for a special master and denied fee-free appeal status.
Michael Cordero Romero’s refiled motion for appointment of a special master and any appeal from this order.
What happened
In Cordero Romero v. Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Michael Cordero Romero filed the same request for appointment of a special master again on August 5, 2025, after the court had denied the earlier request that day.
The court denied the refiled motion for the same reasons stated in its earlier order. It also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the motion.
Judge Gregory H. Woods issued the order on August 5, 2025.
The detailed version
- Cordero Romero v. Goldman Sachs Bank USA · No. 1:25-cv-02857
- Gregory Woods
- Aug. 5, 2025
Background
On August 5, 2025, Michael Cordero Romero refiled the same motion asking the court to appoint a special master that he had filed on August 4, 2025. The court had denied the earlier motion on August 5, 2025.
Ruling
For the reasons stated in the court’s earlier August 5 order, the court denied the refiled motion for appointment of a special master. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. As a result, it denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees for purposes of an appeal. The Clerk of Court was directed to terminate the motion listed at Docket No. 104.
Judge
Judge Gregory H. Woods entered the order. The opinion provided does not repeat the reasons given in the earlier order.
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