Johnson v. Wolf
- Gregory Woods
- 1:19-cv-07337
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Robert W. Johnson v. Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, Judge Woods barred Johnson’s future civil filings without filing fees unless permitted, denied fee-free appeal status, and closed the case.
Robert W. Johnson, whose future civil filings without paying filing fees require prior permission from the court and whose fee-free appeal status was denied.
What happened
In Robert W. Johnson v. Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe, the court entered judgment after an earlier order concerning Johnson’s filings. The judgment does not explain the earlier order’s underlying facts or legal analysis.
The court barred Johnson from filing future civil actions without paying filing fees unless he first obtained permission from the court. Any permission request must include the proposed complaint and a copy of the order, and must be filed with the court’s Pro Se Intake Unit.
Judge Gregory Woods’s court warned that violations could lead to dismissal and that further frivolous submissions could result in additional sanctions, including monetary penalties. The court also denied fee-free status for any appeal and closed the case.
The detailed version
- Johnson v. Wolf · No. 1:19-cv-07337
- Gregory Woods
- July 13, 2020
Background
The judgment concerns Robert W. Johnson’s ability to file future civil actions without paying filing fees. It states that the court’s reasons were provided in an order dated July 12, 2020, but that order is not included in the provided text.
Ruling
The court barred Johnson from filing future civil actions without paying filing fees unless he first obtained leave, meaning permission, from the court. Johnson must attach a copy of his proposed complaint and a copy of the order to any request for permission. The request must be filed with the court’s Pro Se Intake Unit.
The court stated that if Johnson files an action without first requesting permission, it will dismiss the action for failure to comply with the order. It also warned that continued submission of frivolous documents could result in additional sanctions, including monetary penalties.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Johnson fee-free status for purposes of an appeal. The case was closed.
Classification
This is a procedural order because it imposes a filing restriction, addresses appeal-fee status, and closes the case without deciding the underlying merits of Johnson’s claims.
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