Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07078
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Amad Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free appeal status.
Amad Edwards and the named defendants, Rikers Island DOC and Bob Barker Company Inc.; the judgment also denies fee-free appeal status for purposes of any appeal.
What happened
Amad Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC; Bob Barker Company Inc. ended with a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment gives the reasons as those stated in a November 13, 2025 order, which is not included here.
The court also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied status allowing an appeal without paying the filing fee.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on November 19, 2025.
The detailed version
- Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC · No. 1:25-cv-07078
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 19, 2025
Ruling
The court dismissed the action “[f]or the reasons stated in the November 13, 2025, order.” That earlier order is not included in the provided opinion, so the specific basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment.
The court also 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—the ability to appeal without paying the filing fee—for purposes of an appeal.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on November 19, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.