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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 15, 2025

Parkes v. Parkes

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-02233
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

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

Who this affects

Tiffany Anne Parkes's action against Susan Parkes, formerly known as Bishop, was dismissed. The court also certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith.

What happened

Parkes v. Parkes involved Tiffany Anne Parkes as plaintiff and Susan Parkes, formerly known as Bishop, as defendant. The opinion states that the action was dismissed for the reasons given in a July 14, 2025, order, which is not included here.

The court also certified under federal law that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The opinion explains that an appeal is taken in good faith when it seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.

The court dismissed the action and entered judgment on July 15, 2025. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment.

The detailed version

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

Case
Parkes v. Parkes · No. 1:25-cv-02233
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
July 15, 2025

Disposition

For the reasons stated in a July 14, 2025, order, the court dismissed the action brought by Tiffany Anne Parkes against Susan Parkes, formerly known as Bishop. The July 14 order is not included in the provided opinion, so the basis for the dismissal cannot be determined from this text alone.

Appeal Certification

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The court cited the rule that an appeal is taken in good faith when the appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.

Judge and Date

Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on July 15, 2025.

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