Riley v. Otis Bantum Correctional Facility
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-09638
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Riley v. Otis Bantum Correctional Facility, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied permission to appeal without paying court fees.
The judgment dismissed Dwayne M. Riley’s action against Otis Bantum Correctional Facility and other defendants and denied permission to appeal without paying court fees.
What happened
Riley v. Otis Bantum Correctional Facility was an action brought by Dwayne M. Riley against Otis Bantum Correctional Facility and other defendants. The judgment does not state the claims or explain the events behind the lawsuit.
The court dismissed the action for the reasons given in a March 17, 2025, order, which is not included in the provided text. The court also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Riley permission to appeal without paying court fees.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on March 19, 2025.
The detailed version
- Riley v. Otis Bantum Correctional Facility · No. 1:24-cv-09638
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 19, 2025
Disposition
The court dismissed the action. The judgment states that the dismissal was based on the reasons explained in the court’s March 17, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided opinion text. The available text therefore does not identify the claims, the legal basis for dismissal, or whether the dismissal addressed the merits.
Appeal and Court-Fee Status
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying court fees. The judgment cites a Supreme Court decision explaining that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment, which was dated March 19, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.