Court grants in forma pauperis status to Thompson in Southern District of New York

THOMPSON v. SUBURBAN NARCOTICS TASK FORCE et al is an active criminal matter in Southern District of New York under docket 25-cv-04226.

The dispute currently identifies 1:25-cv-04226 THOMPSON, 2:26-cv-04540 FOUNTAIN, and 9:26-cv-80408 Leatherman on one side and NIC Fried Chicken Corp and SUBURBAN NARCOTICS TASK FORCE on the other. The case is currently organized around Charge status, plea posture, and court supervision, Current docket activity and next procedural step, Habeas review and custody challenges, Criminal charges and procedural posture.

The court granted the plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis. This decision allows the plaintiff to proceed with their case without paying the required filing fee. The case is ongoing, and no further information is available at this time.

On May 5, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The court granted an extension of time for the parties in Aminy et al v. NIC Fried Chicken Corp. et al to complete discovery, allowing them more time to gather and exchange evidence.

This extension is relevant to the Thompson v. Suburban Narcotics Task Force. On April 27, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A new case, FOUNTAIN v. THOMPSON, was filed as a petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus in the Northern District of Illinois, case number 2:26-cv-04540. This filing is related to the ongoing case THOMPSON v. The petition.

On April 27, 2026, the docket recorded a order: A Motion was filed. On April 27, 2026, the docket recorded a other: The court granted plaintiff Leatherman's request to proceed in forma pauperis, allowing him to proceed with his case without paying the required filing fee.

This decision is significant because it enables Leatherman to continue pursuing his lawsuit despite.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.