In Re: Lorraine Miller
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-08616
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Re: Lorraine Miller was dismissed, and Judge Swain denied fee-free appeal status after certifying any appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Lorraine Miller, the plaintiff listed in the judgment, whose action was dismissed and whose ability to appeal without paying court fees was denied.
What happened
In Re: Lorraine Miller was dismissed for the reasons given in an earlier January 17, 2025, order. The judgment does not repeat those reasons.
The court also stated that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying the required court fees.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the civil judgment on March 25, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.
The detailed version
- In Re: Lorraine Miller · No. 1:24-cv-08616
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 25, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It gave the reasons stated in its January 17, 2025, order, but those reasons are not included in the opinion provided here.
Appeal-related ruling
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to proceed without paying the required court fees for purposes of an appeal. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States for the rule that an appellant acts in good faith when seeking review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on March 25, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.