Mercedes v. United States
- Kenneth Karas
- 7:22-cv-05123
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mercedes v. United States, Judge Karas dismissed the petition with prejudice, did not issue a certificate of appealability, and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Mercedes, whose petition was dismissed with prejudice, and the United States, for whom judgment was entered.
What happened
Mercedes filed a petition against the United States in the Southern District of New York. The judgment states that the court acted for the reasons explained in an Opinion and Order dated March 5, 2024, but that opinion is not included here.
The court dismissed the petition with prejudice, entered judgment for the United States, and closed the case. It also said that no certificate of appealability would be issued and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Judge Kenneth Karas is identified as the judge in the case information. The judgment is dated March 5, 2024.
The detailed version
- Mercedes v. United States · No. 7:22-cv-05123
- Kenneth Karas
- Mar. 5, 2024
Ruling
The judgment states that, for the reasons given in the court’s Opinion and Order dated March 5, 2024, the petition was dismissed with prejudice. Judgment was entered for the United States, and the case was closed.
Appeal-related rulings
The court stated that Mercedes had not made a substantial showing that a constitutional right was denied. It therefore ordered that a certificate of appealability would not be issued. A certificate of appealability is court authorization required for certain appeals from decisions on federal petitions challenging custody or related constitutional violations.
The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith.
Limits of the provided text
The supplied document is the judgment and refers to a separate Opinion and Order whose reasoning is not provided. Accordingly, the specific claims, arguments, and reasons for dismissal cannot be determined from this text alone.
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