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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Apr. 28, 2025

Baldera v. Doe

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-02258
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Baldera v. Doe, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free appeal status.

Who this affects

Frederick Baldera’s action against Doe was dismissed, and he was denied fee-free appeal status; the provided judgment does not explain the underlying basis for either the dismissal or the appeal certification.

What happened

Baldera v. Doe concerns an action by Frederick Baldera against Doe, but this judgment does not describe the underlying claims or events.

The court dismissed the action for reasons given in an April 23, 2025 order, which is not included here. It also said any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free appeal status.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on April 28, 2025.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Baldera v. Doe · No. 1:25-cv-02258
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Apr. 28, 2025

Background

The opinion is a civil judgment in an action brought by Frederick Baldera against Doe. It does not identify the claims, the events underlying the action, or the reasons for dismissal. It refers to an April 23, 2025 order, but that order is not included in the provided text.

Ruling

The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in the April 23 order. The judgment does not say whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying the filing fees. The provided judgment does not explain the basis for the dismissal or decide any underlying legal claim.

Effect

The action was dismissed, and fee-free appeal status was denied. The opinion does not provide enough information to describe the underlying dispute or the scope of any claims affected.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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