Okafor v. HEI HOTELS
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05038
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Okafor v. HEI HOTELS, Judge Swain dismissed the action and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Chisom Okafor’s action against HEI HOTELS was dismissed, and the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith.
What happened
Chisom Okafor sued HEI HOTELS in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The judgment does not describe the claims or the parties’ arguments.
The court dismissed the action for the reasons given in a separate August 21, 2025, order. That order is not included here, so the specific basis for dismissal cannot be summarized.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment cites the legal standard for good faith appeals but does not explain the certification further.
The detailed version
- Okafor v. HEI HOTELS · No. 1:25-cv-05038
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 21, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the dismissal was based on the reasons explained in the court’s separate August 21, 2025, order, but that order is not provided in the opinion text. The available text therefore does not identify the claims, the parties’ positions, or the specific legal basis for dismissal.
Appeal certification
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It cited a Supreme Court decision explaining that an appeal is taken in good faith when the appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Disposition
The action was dismissed. The judgment does not use the phrase “with prejudice” or “without prejudice.”
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