Perkins v. Central Intelligence Agency
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04240
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Perkins v. Central Intelligence Agency: Judge Daniels dismissed the action as frivolous and denied Perkins’s pending motion.
Rodney Keith Perkins’s action was dismissed, his pending motion was denied, and he was denied permission to appeal without paying the filing fee. The Central Intelligence Agency was the defendant in the dismissed action.
What happened
In Rodney Keith Perkins v. Central Intelligence Agency, the court dismissed Perkins’s action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). The opinion does not explain the underlying allegations or the reasons for finding them frivolous, referring instead to an August 19, 2026 order.
The court also denied Perkins’s pending motion, identified as ECF No. 6. It entered judgment dismissing the action.
Judge George B. Daniels also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Perkins permission to proceed without paying the appeal filing fee. The judgment was dated August 20, 2026.
The detailed version
- Perkins v. Central Intelligence Agency · No. 1:25-cv-04240
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 20, 2026
Background
The opinion is a civil judgment in Rodney Keith Perkins’s action against the Central Intelligence Agency. It refers to an August 19, 2026 order for the reasons supporting the dismissal, but that order is not included in the provided text. The provided judgment therefore does not describe the claims or factual allegations.
Ruling
The court dismissed the action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), a provision that requires dismissal of certain actions filed without the required filing fee when they are frivolous. The court also denied Perkins’s pending motion, listed as ECF No. 6, and entered judgment dismissing the action.
Appeal-filing-fee ruling
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied in forma pauperis status—that is, permission to appeal without paying the filing fee—for purposes of an appeal. The order was signed by George B. Daniels, United States District Judge.
Scope and uncertainty
The supplied case metadata identifies Laura Swain as the judge, but the opinion is signed by George B. Daniels. This summary uses the judge named in the opinion’s signature. The text does not state whether Perkins was represented by a lawyer.
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