Fan v. The 18th Police Precinct
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-08910
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Fan v. The 18th Police Precinct, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free appeal status.
Lingling Fan and the defendants—The 18th Police Precinct, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (Manhattan Criminal Court Division), and Saks Off 5th—were affected by dismissal of the action. Fan was also denied permission to appeal without prepaying filing fees.
What happened
In Fan v. The 18th Police Precinct, the court dismissed Lingling Fan’s action against The 18th Police Precinct, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (Manhattan Criminal Court Division), and Saks Off 5th.
The judgment does not state why the action was dismissed. It says the reasons were provided in a March 6, 2025, order, which is not included in the supplied opinion.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Fan permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment was entered on April 16, 2025.
The detailed version
- Fan v. The 18th Police Precinct · No. 1:24-cv-08910
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 16, 2025
Background
Lingling Fan sued The 18th Police Precinct, the New York State Attorney General’s Office (Manhattan Criminal Court Division), and Saks Off 5th. The supplied judgment does not describe the claims or the events underlying the action.
Ruling
The court stated that, for the reasons given in its March 6, 2025, order, the action was dismissed. The supplied text does not include that earlier order, so it does not identify the court’s reason for dismissal.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The court therefore denied permission to appeal without prepaying filing fees.
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