Rodriguez v. Hasa HRA
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-06451
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rodriguez v. Hasa HRA, Judge Swain dismissed the action after Rodriguez failed to file the required amended complaint.
Larry Rodriguez’s action was dismissed after he did not file the required amended complaint. The opinion also denied him permission to appeal without paying court fees.
What happened
In Rodriguez v. Hasa HRA, the court had allowed Larry Rodriguez to file an amended complaint within 60 days of an April 14, 2025 order. The court had warned that failing to do so would result in dismissal.
Rodriguez did not file an amended complaint, so the court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its earlier order. The opinion does not repeat those reasons. The court also denied him permission to appeal without paying court fees, finding that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter a judgment dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Rodriguez v. Hasa HRA · No. 1:24-cv-06451
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 20, 2025
Background
On April 14, 2025, the court granted Larry Rodriguez permission to file an amended complaint within 60 days. The order, entered on April 16, 2025, stated that failure to comply would result in dismissal for the reasons described in that order.
Court’s Action
Rodriguez did not file an amended complaint. The court therefore dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its April 14 order. The August 20 opinion does not provide those underlying reasons.
The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying court fees. The court directed the Clerk of Court to enter a judgment dismissing the action.
Disposition
The action was dismissed, and permission to appeal without paying court fees was denied. The opinion does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
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