Quinones v. Lydig Shopping Center
- Louis Stanton
- 1:25-cv-03850
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Quinones v. Lydig Shopping Center, Judge Stanton dismissed the complaint as frivolous and for failure to state a claim, denying fee-free appeal status.
Quinones's complaint was dismissed, and fee-free status for an appeal was denied. Lydig Shopping Center and the other defendants were not required to defend the complaint further in the judgment provided.
What happened
Hilaria Quinones sued Lydig Shopping Center and other defendants in the Southern District of New York. The complaint was filed without paying the filing fee under a law allowing qualifying plaintiffs to proceed without that payment.
The court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim on which relief could be granted and because it was frivolous. The court also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
Judge Louis Stanton's court entered the judgment on June 27, 2025. The judgment states that the reasons for dismissal were provided in an earlier court order dated June 25, 2025, which is not included in the provided text.
The detailed version
- Quinones v. Lydig Shopping Center · No. 1:25-cv-03850
- Louis Stanton
- June 27, 2025
Background
Hilaria Quinones brought the case against Lydig Shopping Center and other defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The judgment states that Quinones filed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), a provision allowing a qualifying person to proceed without paying the filing fee. The provided judgment does not describe the complaint's factual allegations or the defendants' positions.
Court's action
The court dismissed the complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) for failure to state a claim on which relief can be granted and as frivolous. A dismissal for failure to state a claim means the court found that the complaint did not present a legally sufficient basis for relief. The judgment says the reasons were stated in a separate court order dated June 25, 2025; that order is not included here.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal. The judgment does not state that the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Disposition
Judge Louis Stanton's court entered judgment on June 27, 2025, dismissing the complaint and denying fee-free status for an appeal.
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