Mallgren v. United States
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04376
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mallgren v. United States, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
Anthony Brian Mallgren, whose action was dismissed and whose request to appeal without paying filing fees was denied; the United States and Harvard University, who were named as defendants.
What happened
In Mallgren v. United States, Anthony Brian Mallgren brought an action against the United States and Harvard University. The judgment states that the action was dismissed for reasons explained in a May 29, 2025, order, which is not included here.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Mallgren permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
On June 2, 2025, Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment dismissing the action and denying that fee-waiver status for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Mallgren v. United States · No. 1:25-cv-04376
- Laura Swain
- June 2, 2025
Background
Anthony Brian Mallgren was the plaintiff in an action against the United States and Harvard University. The judgment does not describe the claims or the reasons for dismissal. It refers to a May 29, 2025, order for those reasons, but that order is not included in the provided text.
Rulings
The court dismissed the action. The judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. Based on that certification, it denied Mallgren permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment does not state any other disposition.
Effect
The provided judgment ends the action in the district court. Because the May 29 order is not provided, the legal basis for dismissal and whether the court reached the merits cannot be determined from this text alone.
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