Gonzalez v. United States
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-08260
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Gonzalez v. United States, Chief Judge Swain dismissed the action and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Thomas Gonzalez’s action was dismissed; the judgment concerns the defendants named in the caption, including the United States of America.
What happened
Gonzalez v. United States ended when the court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in a June 18, 2025, order.
The judgment does not explain those reasons, so the available opinion does not identify which claims or legal issues led to dismissal. It also says the court certified under federal law that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on June 24, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.
The detailed version
- Gonzalez v. United States · No. 1:24-cv-08260
- Laura Swain
- June 24, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the dismissal was based on the reasons given in the court’s June 18, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided text. The available opinion therefore does not state the grounds for dismissal or identify which claims were affected.
Appeal certification
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States for the principle that an appeal is taken in good faith when the appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Result
The action was dismissed. The provided judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice. It was signed by Laura Taylor Swain, Chief United States District Judge.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.