Henderson v. Sanders
- Laura Swain
- 1:18-cv-08473
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Henderson v. Sanders, Judge Swain denied amendment, granted dismissal, denied appeal fee status, and closed the case.
Sherrance Henderson’s complaint was dismissed after the court denied leave to amend; the judgment also denied fee-free status for any appeal and closed the case.
What happened
In Henderson v. Sanders, Sherrance Henderson asked to amend the complaint, and a defendant moved to dismiss it. The judgment does not state the claims or the parties’ arguments.
The court denied Henderson’s motion for leave to amend and granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss. It also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
Judge Laura Swain’s October 7, 2020 judgment states that the case was closed. The judgment refers to a separate memorandum order for the reasons, but that order is not included here.
The detailed version
- Henderson v. Sanders · No. 1:18-cv-08473
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 7, 2020
Background
Sherrance Henderson was the plaintiff, and Eric Sanders and other defendants were named in the caption. The judgment itself does not identify the claims in the complaint or explain the parties’ positions. It states that the court’s reasons were provided in a memorandum order dated October 7, 2020, but that memorandum order is not included in the supplied text.
Motions and ruling
The judgment states that Henderson’s motion for leave to amend the complaint was denied. It also states that the defendant’s motion to dismiss the complaint was granted. Because the ruling grants a motion to dismiss and the supplied text does not provide further merits analysis, this summary cannot state the specific basis for dismissal.
Appeal and disposition
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal. The judgment states that the case was closed. The document was dated October 7, 2020, and was signed by the clerk of court through a deputy clerk; the judge is identified here from the supplied case metadata as Judge Laura Swain.
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