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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 8, 2025

Zimmerman v. Department of Board Education

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:24-cv-05387
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Zimmerman v. New York City Department of Education/EEOC was dismissed, and Judge Swain denied fee-free appeal status.

Who this affects

Deborah Zimmerman and the named defendants, New York City Department of Education/EEOC; any appeal by Zimmerman would not receive fee-free status under this judgment.

What happened

In Deborah Zimmerman v. New York City Department of Education/EEOC, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment says the reasons were given in a July 7, 2025, order, which is not included here.

The court also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Zimmerman permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment does not explain why the action was dismissed.

Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on July 8, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.

The detailed version

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

Case
Zimmerman v. Department of Board Education · No. 1:24-cv-05387
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
July 8, 2025

Disposition

The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the reasons for dismissal were provided in the court’s July 7, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the supplied opinion text. The basis for the dismissal therefore cannot be determined from this judgment alone.

Appeal and Filing Fees

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 for an appeal, meaning permission to pursue the appeal without paying the required filing fees.

Judge

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment, which was dated July 8, 2025, in New York, New York.

The authoritative version

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