Lewis v. Bradley
- Gregory Woods
- 1:22-cv-07777
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lewis v. Bradley, Judge Woods denied Lewis’s petition as time-barred and entered judgment for Bradley.
Kevin Lewis’s petition was denied, judgment was entered for Warden Bradley, and the case was closed. Lewis also could not obtain a certificate of appealability or permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
What happened
In Lewis v. Bradley, Kevin Lewis’s petition against Warden Bradley was denied as time-barred. The judgment relied on the court’s February 6, 2023 order and October 27, 2022 order, which are not included in the provided text.
The court also declined to issue a certificate of appealability, finding that Lewis had not made the required substantial showing that a constitutional right was denied. It further denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal, entered judgment for Bradley, and closed the case.
Judge Gregory Woods is identified as the judge. The available judgment is dated February 7, 2023, and does not explain the underlying time-bar ruling beyond referring to the earlier orders.
The detailed version
- Lewis v. Bradley · No. 1:22-cv-07777
- Gregory Woods
- Feb. 7, 2023
Background
Kevin Lewis filed a petition against Warden Bradley. The caption also lists a related criminal docket, 16 Cr. 396-9 (GHW). The judgment refers to the court’s orders dated February 6, 2023, and October 27, 2022, but those orders are not part of the provided opinion text.
Ruling
The court denied the petition as time-barred. In other words, the court ruled that the petition was filed too late. The judgment entered for Respondent Warden Bradley, and case 1:22-cv-7777 was closed.
The court also ruled that Lewis had not made a substantial showing that a constitutional right had been denied. It therefore did not issue a certificate of appealability, which is required for an appeal in this type of proceeding. The court additionally certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Lewis permission to proceed without paying fees for the appeal.
Disposition
Petition denied as time-barred; certificate of appealability denied; permission to proceed without paying appeal fees denied; judgment entered for Respondent; case closed.
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