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

Felice v. Doe

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-04533
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

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

Who this affects

Phillipe Felice’s action against Doe was dismissed. The judgment also includes a certification that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.

What happened

In Felice v. Doe, the court entered judgment dismissing Phillipe Felice’s action against Doe, relying on reasons given in a July 14, 2025 order.

The judgment does not include the reasons from that earlier order, so this record does not explain why the action was dismissed. It says the court certified under federal law that any appeal would not be taken in good faith, meaning the court found no nonfrivolous issue for appeal.

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the July 15, 2025 civil judgment.

The detailed version

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

Case
Felice v. Doe · No. 1:25-cv-04533
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
July 15, 2025

Background

The opinion is a civil judgment in Phillipe Felice’s action against Doe. It states that the action is dismissed for the reasons given in a separate order dated July 14, 2025. The July 14 order is not included in the provided text.

Ruling

The court dismissed the action. The provided judgment does not identify the claims, explain the grounds for dismissal, or state whether the court reached the merits.

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 judgment cites a Supreme Court decision explaining that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.

Judicial Action

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on July 15, 2025.

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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