Partridge v. Black Rock LLC
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00696
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Partridge v. Black Rock LLC, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
Nicholas Partridge, whose action was dismissed, and any appeal from the judgment, for which the court denied fee-free status.
What happened
In Partridge v. Black Rock LLC, Nicholas Partridge sued Black Rock LLC and three individuals identified as its officers. The judgment does not describe the claims or the events underlying the lawsuit.
The court said the action was dismissed for the reasons stated in an August 25, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided opinion, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined here.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Partridge fee-free status for purposes of an appeal. The judgment was dated August 26, 2025.
The detailed version
- Partridge v. Black Rock LLC · No. 1:25-cv-00696
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 26, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action “for the reasons stated” in its August 25, 2025, order. The provided opinion does not include that earlier order, and therefore does not state the claims, the parties’ arguments, or the court’s basis for dismissal.
Appeal-related ruling
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 therefore denied in forma pauperis status—permission to proceed without paying the ordinary court costs—for purposes of an appeal. The opinion cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444–45 (1962).
Uncertainty
Because the August 25 order is not provided, this summary cannot determine whether the dismissal reached the merits or rested on a procedural ground. The classification below treats the judgment as a procedural order because the supplied text contains no merits analysis.
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