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S.D.N.Y.Substantive rulingFiled Sept. 26, 2023

Forte v. McNellis

Docket
1:16-cv-00560
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Summary JudgmentCivil Procedure
In one sentence

In Forte v. McNellis, the court granted defendants’ summary-judgment motions, denied Forte’s motion, and closed the case.

Who this affects

Plaintiff Danielforte and the NY Defendants and WP Defendants were affected; the defendants’ summary-judgment motions were granted, Plaintiff’s motion was denied, and the case was closed.

What happened

In Forte v. McNellis, the judgment states that the NY Defendants and WP Defendants moved for summary judgment, while Plaintiff moved for summary judgment. The provided judgment does not explain the underlying claims or arguments.

The court granted the NY Defendants’ and WP Defendants’ motions for summary judgment and denied Plaintiff’s motion. It then ordered that the case be closed.

The court also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied in forma pauperis status for purposes of an appeal. The judgment was entered on September 26, 2023, by the clerk for the court.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Forte v. McNellis · No. 1:16-cv-00560
Date
Sept. 26, 2023

Ruling

The judgment states that, for the reasons given in an Opinion and Order dated September 26, 2023, the motions for summary judgment filed by the NY Defendants and the WP Defendants were granted. Plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment was denied. Summary judgment is a decision resolving claims when the court determines that there is no genuine dispute requiring a trial, but the provided judgment does not include the court’s reasoning or identify the claims it resolved.

Case Status

The court ordered that the case be closed.

Appeal and Filing-Fee Status

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 in forma pauperis status for purposes of an appeal, meaning the plaintiff could not proceed without paying the required filing fees based on that certification.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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