Adams v. The People of the State of New York
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-04543
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Adams v. People: Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free appeal status.
Dimetreus Adams and the defendants, including the People of the State of New York; the action was dismissed, and Adams was denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
What happened
Adams v. The People of the State of New York ended with a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment says the reasons appeared in an April 25, 2025, order, which is not included here.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Adams permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the judgment on April 29, 2025, dismissing the action and denying fee-free appeal status.
The detailed version
- Adams v. The People of the State of New York · No. 1:24-cv-04543
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 29, 2025
What the judgment says
The civil judgment states that the action brought by Dimetreus Adams against the People of the State of New York and other defendants was dismissed. It gives no explanation of the underlying claims or the dismissal's specific grounds; instead, it refers to an April 25, 2025, order that is not included in the provided text.
Appeal-fee ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. Based on that certification, the court denied Adams permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees. The judgment cites a prior decision explaining that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Disposition
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the action be dismissed and denied fee-free appeal status. The provided judgment does not state whether the dismissal was based on the merits or on a threshold ground.
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