Alexander v. Royce
- 1:20-cv-01487
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Alexander v. Royce, the court denied the petition, denied appeal-related fee-free status, and closed the case.
The judgment directly affects Devin Alexander, whose petition was denied and whose fee-free status for an appeal was denied. It also closes the case involving Mark Royce and the other named defendants.
What happened
In Alexander v. Royce, Devin Alexander petitioned against Mark Royce, identified as superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility, and other defendants. The provided judgment does not explain the petition’s legal basis or the underlying facts.
The judgment states that, for reasons given in an Opinion and Order dated March 30, 2021, the petition was denied. That underlying opinion is not included in the provided text.
The court also determined that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, denied fee-free status for an appeal, and closed the case. No judge is identified in the provided judgment; it is signed by the clerk of court.
The detailed version
- Alexander v. Royce · No. 1:20-cv-01487
- Mar. 30, 2021
What the Provided Judgment Says
The judgment identifies Devin Alexander as the petitioner and Mark Royce, superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility, and other defendants. It states that the court’s reasons appear in an Opinion and Order dated March 30, 2021, but that Opinion and Order is not included in the provided text.
Rulings
The court denied the petition. The judgment does not state whether that denial was based on the merits, a procedural issue, or another ground.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal and closed the case.
Judge and Signature
No judge is named in the provided judgment. The document is dated March 30, 2021, and is signed by Ruby J. Krajick, Clerk of Court, through Deputy Clerk HK Mango.
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