Parkes v. Walker II
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03880
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Parkes v. Walker II, Chief Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal-related fee-free status.
The judgment affects Tiffany Anne Parkes and the defendants by dismissing the action. It also denies the plaintiff fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.
What happened
Parkes v. Walker II involved Tiffany Anne Parkes as the plaintiff and Lester C. Walker II, Ghetto Gastro, Inc., and Ghetto Gastro Global, LLC as defendants.
The judgment states that the action was dismissed for the reasons given in an August 8, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included here, so this judgment does not explain the reason for dismissal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.
The detailed version
- Parkes v. Walker II · No. 1:25-cv-03880
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 12, 2025
Ruling
The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its August 8, 2025, order. The provided judgment does not include that earlier order, so it does not identify the basis for dismissal.
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 the plaintiff permission to proceed without paying the required fees for an appeal. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444–45 (1962).
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