Nickelson v. NYPD 40th Precinct
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04711
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Nickelson v. NYPD 40th Precinct, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
Darrell Wendell Nickelson’s action against NYPD 40th Precinct and the other named defendants was dismissed; the court also denied fee-free status for any appeal.
What happened
In Nickelson v. NYPD 40th Precinct, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing Darrell Wendell Nickelson’s action against the NYPD 40th Precinct and other defendants.
The judgment says the dismissal was for reasons explained in a June 9, 2025 order, but that order is not included here. The judgment therefore does not state the underlying reason for dismissal.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal under federal law.
The detailed version
- Nickelson v. NYPD 40th Precinct · No. 1:25-cv-04711
- Laura Swain
- June 10, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the dismissal is based on the reasons given in the court’s June 9, 2025 order. That earlier order is not included in the provided text, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
Appeal-related ruling
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 the plaintiff permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438 (1962).
Disposition
The action was dismissed. The court also denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
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