Henry Jackson v. Lightly Most Favorable to Finola Discovery, et al.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08140
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Henry Jackson v. Lightly Most Favorable to Finola Discovery, Chief Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal fee-waiver status.
Henry Jackson’s action was dismissed. The judgment also denied him permission to appeal without paying filing costs; the provided text does not explain any further effect on the defendants.
What happened
In Henry Jackson v. Lightly Most Favorable to Finola Discovery, the Southern District of New York entered a judgment dismissing the action.
The judgment gives no details about the claims or the reasons for dismissal. It refers to an October 20, 2025, order for those reasons, but that order is not included here.
The court also said any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Henry Jackson permission to appeal without paying the filing costs. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment.
The detailed version
- Henry Jackson v. Lightly Most Favorable to Finola Discovery, et al. · No. 1:25-cv-08140
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 22, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action “for the reasons stated” in its October 20, 2025, order. The October 20 order is not included in the provided opinion, so the specific basis for dismissal and the claims addressed cannot be determined from this text.
Appeal-Filing Status
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Henry Jackson permission to proceed in forma pauperis for an appeal—that is, to appeal without paying the required filing costs.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment. The judgment is a procedural disposition because it dismisses the action without providing a merits analysis in the opinion text supplied here.
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