Weathers v. Carter
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06501
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Weathers v. Carter, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied public-payment status for an appeal.
The action brought by Richard Bill Weathers, Jr., against Shawn Corey Carter was dismissed. The judgment also denied the plaintiff permission to proceed without paying court fees for an appeal.
What happened
Weathers v. Carter was an action brought by Richard Bill Weathers, Jr., against Shawn Corey Carter. The judgment gives no details about the claims or the events leading to the lawsuit.
The court said the action was dismissed for the reasons stated in its August 11, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included here, so the basis for dismissal cannot be described from this judgment alone.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied the plaintiff permission to proceed without paying court fees for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Weathers v. Carter · No. 1:25-cv-06501
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 14, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It stated that the dismissal was based on the reasons explained in an August 11, 2025, order, which is not included in the provided text.
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. It therefore denied the plaintiff permission to appeal without paying the required court fees.
What the Judgment Does Not Explain
The provided judgment does not identify the claims, explain the dismissal's legal basis, or show whether the court reached the merits. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on August 14, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.