Friedeberg v. USA Today
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-09106
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Friedeberg v. USA Today, Judge Swain granted Donna Friedeberg’s request to withdraw and voluntarily dismissed the complaint.
Donna Friedeberg’s complaint was voluntarily dismissed at her request; the order also denied fee-free status for any appeal.
What happened
In Friedeberg v. USA Today, Donna Friedeberg sent the court a letter saying that she wanted to withdraw her complaint.
The court granted her request and voluntarily dismissed the action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). The order does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free appeal status. The clerk was directed to mail the order to Friedeberg and record service on the docket.
The detailed version
- Friedeberg v. USA Today · No. 1:24-cv-09106
- Laura Swain
- May 14, 2025
Background
Donna Friedeberg submitted a March 7, 2025 letter stating that she wanted to withdraw her complaint against USA Today and the other named defendants.
Ruling
The court granted Friedeberg’s request to withdraw the action. It voluntarily dismissed the complaint under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a). The order does not specify whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied fee-free appeal status. The Clerk of Court was directed to mail a copy of the order to Friedeberg and note service on the docket.
Disposition
Judge Laura Taylor Swain granted the request to withdraw the action and voluntarily dismissed the complaint. The order also denied fee-free status for an appeal.
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