Cochran v. Producer & Manager of "Pop Smoke"
Plaintiff: Joseph Melvin Cochran
Defendant: Producer & Manager of Pop Smoke
Case Number: 1:2021cv07470
Filed: September 3, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
Presiding Judge: Laura Taylor Swain
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 12, 2021 Mailed a copy of #4 Order of Dismissal, #5 Judgment - Sua Sponte (Complaint), and Notice of Appeal Instructions to Joseph Melvin Cochran, NYSID: 09693678M, B&C: 3492102383 at Bellevue Hospital, 27th Street 1st Avenue, 19th Floor - North, Manhattan, NY 10016. (kh)
October 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 CIVIL JUDGMENT: IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the complaint is dismissed without prejudice under Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to comply with the Court's order. The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the Court's judgment would not be taken in good faith. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mail a copy of this judgment to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 10/8/2021) (Attachments: #1 Pro Se Appeal Package) (sac) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
October 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER OF DISMISSAL: By order dated September 7, 2021, the Court directed Plaintiff, within thirty days, to submit a completed prisoner authorization or pay the $400.00 in fees required to file a civil action in this Court. That order specified that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint. Plaintiff has not filed a prisoner authorization or prepaid the fees. Accordingly, the complaint is dismissed without prejudice. See 28 U.S.C. 1914, 1915. The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. The Court certifies under 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore IFP status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf. Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue). (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 10/8/2021) (sac) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
October 4, 2021 Received returned mail re: #3 Order Directing Prisoner Authorization. Mail was addressed to Joseph Melvin Cochran, NYSID: 09693678M, B&C: 3492102383, Bellevue Hospital, 27th Street 1st Avenue, 19th Floor - North, Manhattan, NY 10016 and was returned for the following reason(s): RTS. (vn)
September 8, 2021 Mailed a copy of #3 Order Directing Prisoner Authorization to Joseph Melvin Cochran, NYSID: 09693678M, B&C: 3492102383 at Bellevue Hospital, 27th Street 1st Avenue, 19th Floor - North, Manhattan, NY 10016. (kh)
September 7, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER DIRECTING PRISONER AUTHORIZATION: Plaintiff is directed to submit a completed and signed Prisoner Authorization Form to this Court's Pro Se Office within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. The Clerk of Court is directed to assign this matter to my docket. The Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(3), that any appeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore in forma pauperis status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). Prisoner Authorization Form due by 10/7/2021. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 9/7/2021) (Attachments: #1 prisoner authorization) (keb) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.
September 7, 2021 NOTICE OF CASE REASSIGNMENT - SUA SPONTE to Judge Laura Taylor Swain. Judge Unassigned is no longer assigned to the case. (vba)
September 3, 2021 Filing 2 COMPLAINT against Producer & Manager of Pop Smoke. Document filed by Joseph Melvin Cochran. (sac)
September 3, 2021 Filing 1 REQUEST TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS. Document filed by Joseph Melvin Cochran. (sac)
September 3, 2021 Case Designated ECF. (sac)

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