Patterson v. Aponte
- 1:16-cv-03156-PAE-RWL
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Trent Patterson v. Captain Timothy Johnson, the court granted summary judgment, declined permission to appeal, and closed the case.
Trent Patterson and Captain Timothy Johnson; the case was closed after summary judgment was granted.
What happened
In Trent Patterson v. Captain Timothy Johnson, the judgment states that the court acted for the reasons explained in a separate order dated March 31, 2022. The opinion provided here does not describe the underlying claims or facts.
The court granted the motion for summary judgment. It also declined to issue a certificate of appealability, found that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, and denied Patterson permission to appeal without paying court fees.
The court, whose judge is not identified in the provided text, ordered that the case be closed. The judgment was dated March 31, 2022.
The detailed version
- Patterson v. Aponte · No. 1:16-cv-03156-PAE-RWL
- Mar. 31, 2022
Ruling
The judgment states that, for the reasons given in the court's separate order dated March 31, 2022, the motion for summary judgment was granted. Summary judgment is a decision resolving a case or claim without a trial when the governing standard is met. The provided judgment does not state which party filed the motion or explain the court's reasoning.
Appeal-related rulings
The court declined to issue a certificate of appealability, which is a document authorizing an appeal in certain types of cases. The court also certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying court fees. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962).
Disposition
The case was closed. The provided text identifies the parties as Trent Patterson and Captain Timothy Johnson, but it does not identify the underlying claims, provide the separate March 31 order, or name the judge. The supplied case name, Patterson v. Aponte, does not match the caption in the opinion text.
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