Knight v. The City of New York
- Gregory Woods
- 1:19-cv-04022
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Knight v. City of New York, Judge Woods entered judgment for defendants after Knight failed to amend his complaint.
Freddie Knight’s case was closed and judgment was entered for the defendants. Knight was also denied permission to appeal without prepaying the filing fees; the defendants received the judgment in their favor.
What happened
Knight v. The City of New York concerned the court’s earlier dismissal of Knight’s complaint and its order allowing him 30 days to file an amended complaint.
The court said it had not received an amended complaint by the date of this order. It therefore directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment for the defendants and close the case.
Judge Gregory H. Woods also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Knight permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees. The court directed the Clerk to mail Knight a copy of the order.
The detailed version
- Knight v. The City of New York · No. 1:19-cv-04022
- Gregory Woods
- June 15, 2020
Background
On May 1, 2020, the court had granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss Knight’s complaint. That earlier order allowed Knight to file an amended complaint within 30 days.
Current Order
The court stated that it had not received an amended complaint as of the date of this order. Based on that, the court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment in favor of the defendants and close the case.
Appeal-Filing Status and Disposition
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Knight permission to appeal without prepaying the filing fees. The Clerk was also directed to mail Knight a copy of the order.
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