Randolph v. Ramona L. Goodman
- Rochon
- 1:25-cv-04833
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Randolph v. Goodman, Judge Rochon gave the pro se plaintiff two more weeks to amend before possible judgment for Goodman and denied appeal fee-waiver status.
Jamein Rakin Randolph must file an amended complaint by October 10, 2025, or judgment will be entered in favor of Ramona L. Goodman and the case will be closed. Randolph was also denied permission to appeal without paying the required fees.
What happened
Jamein Rakin Randolph v. Ramona L. Goodman concerns Randolph’s failure to file an amended complaint by the court’s September 19, 2025 deadline. The court had previously dismissed his complaint but allowed him to amend it.
Because Randolph did not file an amended complaint by the deadline, the court gave him an additional two weeks, until October 10, 2025, to do so. The court said that if he missed that deadline, judgment would be entered for Goodman and the case would be closed.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied Randolph permission to appeal without paying the required fees. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Randolph v. Ramona L. Goodman · No. 1:25-cv-04833
- Rochon
- Sept. 26, 2025
Background
The court had previously dismissed Randolph’s complaint while allowing him to file an amended complaint by September 19, 2025. The court had warned that if he did not meet that deadline, judgment would be entered in favor of Goodman and the case would be closed.
The September 19 deadline passed without Randolph filing an amended complaint. The order identifies Randolph as proceeding without a lawyer.
Ruling
The court allowed Randolph an additional two weeks to file an amended complaint, setting October 10, 2025, as the new deadline. The court stated that if Randolph did not file by that date, the Clerk of Court would direct that judgment be entered in favor of Goodman and that the case be closed.
Judge Jennifer L. Rochon also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. The court therefore denied Randolph permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees. This order itself did not resolve the underlying claims.
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