Stokes v. LaManna
- Jesse Furman
- 1:18-cv-03637
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Stokes v. LaManna, Judge Furman denied Keith Stokes’s petition, denied permission to appeal without paying fees, and closed the case.
Keith Stokes’s petition was denied. He was also denied a certificate of appealability and permission to appeal without paying filing fees; the case was closed. The judgment states no separate relief involving Jamie LaManna.
What happened
In Stokes v. LaManna, the court denied Keith Stokes’s petition. The provided judgment refers to a memorandum opinion dated March 3, 2020, but that opinion is not included here.
The court also declined to issue a certificate of appealability, meaning Stokes was not authorized to pursue an appeal under that certificate requirement. It further denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees and closed the case.
Judge Jesse Furman is identified as the judge. The provided judgment does not explain the reasons for denying the petition, so this summary cannot describe the court’s underlying analysis.
The detailed version
- Stokes v. LaManna · No. 1:18-cv-03637
- Jesse Furman
- Mar. 4, 2020
Ruling
The judgment states that Keith Stokes’s petition was denied for the reasons given in a memorandum opinion and order dated March 3, 2020. That memorandum opinion is not included in the supplied text, so the basis for denying the petition cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
Appeal-related rulings
The court stated that Stokes had not made a substantial showing that a constitutional right was denied. It therefore ruled that a certificate of appealability would not issue at that time. A certificate of appealability is court authorization required for certain appeals from federal habeas decisions.
The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It consequently denied Stokes permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The case was closed.
What the supplied text does not show
The judgment does not identify the claims raised in the petition, the court’s reasoning on those claims, or whether the petition was denied on the merits or on a threshold ground. The judge identified for the case is Jesse Furman.
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