Mallgren v. United States
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04454
- 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 fee-waiver status for an appeal.
Anthony Brian Mallgren, whose action was dismissed and whose request to appeal without paying filing fees was denied; the defendants were the United States and John Does.
What happened
Mallgren v. United States ended when the Southern District of New York dismissed the action in a June 2, 2025, civil judgment.
The judgment gives no details about the claims or the reasons for dismissal; it refers to reasons stated in a May 28, 2025, order, which is not provided here.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Anthony Brian Mallgren permission to appeal without paying the filing fee.
The detailed version
- Mallgren v. United States · No. 1:25-cv-04454
- Laura Swain
- June 2, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action against the United States and John Does. The judgment states that the dismissal was based on reasons explained in the court’s May 28, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the supplied opinion, so the basis for the dismissal cannot be determined from this text.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied in forma pauperis status—that is, permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees—for purposes of an appeal. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962).
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