Perez v. United States
- Gregory Woods
- 1:19-cv-09129
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Perez v. United States, Judge Woods extended Perez’s response deadline and denied fee-free appeal status for this order.
Jonathan Perez’s deadline to respond was extended to June 15, 2020; any appeal from this order cannot proceed without the required filing fees.
What happened
In Perez v. United States, the court had ordered the government to answer Jonathan Perez’s petition and Perez to respond by April 27, 2020.
The government filed its opposition, but the court had not received Perez’s response by May 11, 2020. The court extended his deadline to June 15, 2020.
Judge Gregory H. Woods said the petition would be treated as fully briefed if Perez missed the new deadline and denied fee-free status for any appeal from this order.
The detailed version
- Perez v. United States · No. 1:19-cv-09129
- Gregory Woods
- May 11, 2020
Background
On February 25, 2020, the court ordered the United States to file its answer to Jonathan Perez’s petition by March 20, 2020. It ordered Perez to respond by April 27, 2020. The government filed its opposition on March 23, 2020, but the court had not received Perez’s response by the date of this order.
Order
The court extended Perez’s deadline to file his response to June 15, 2020. The court stated that if Perez did not file by that date, it would treat the petition as fully briefed and decide it without Perez’s arguments.
Appeal-Filing Status and Disposition
Judge Gregory H. Woods certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. The court therefore denied Perez permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees. The clerk was directed to mail Perez a copy of the order. This order did not decide the petition’s underlying issues.
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