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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 1, 2025

Waheed v. Park

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:24-cv-09787
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Waheed v. Park, Judge Swain dismissed the action and certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.

Who this affects

Sehra Waheed and the defendants named in the judgment: Molly Wasow Park, Scott French, the City of New York, the New York City Department of Social Services, the Human Resources Administration, Trinity Bui, and Trinity Financing Investments Corporation.

What happened

In Waheed v. Park, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing Sehra Waheed’s action against the listed defendants. The judgment gives no details about the claims or the reasons for dismissal, referring instead to a second order dated July 1, 2025.

The court also certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment does not state that the action was dismissed with or without prejudice.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on July 1, 2025, for the Southern District of New York.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Waheed v. Park · No. 1:24-cv-09787
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
July 1, 2025

Disposition

The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action “for the reasons stated” in a second order dated July 1, 2025. That second order is not included in the provided opinion text, so the claims, arguments, and specific grounds for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.

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 does not state whether the dismissal is with prejudice or without prejudice.

Effect

The judgment dismisses Sehra Waheed’s action against Molly Wasow Park, Scott French, the City of New York, the New York City Department of Social Services, the Human Resources Administration, Trinity Bui, and Trinity Financing Investments Corporation.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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