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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 22, 2025

Brown v. Trump

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:24-cv-07909
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Brown v. Trump, Judge Swain dismissed the action as frivolous and denied permission to appeal without paying court fees.

Who this affects

The plaintiff, Sharonlesliebrown, whose action was dismissed as frivolous, and the defendants named in the case.

What happened

Brown v. Trump was brought against Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and Cornell West. The judgment does not describe the plaintiff’s allegations.

The court dismissed the action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i), ended all pending matters, and entered judgment dismissing the action.

Judge Laura Swain’s court also determined that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied the plaintiff permission to appeal without paying court fees.

The detailed version

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

Case
Brown v. Trump · No. 1:24-cv-07909
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
July 22, 2025

Background

The plaintiff, Sharonlesliebrown, sued Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama, and Cornell West. The judgment does not state the claims or other facts underlying the lawsuit. It refers to the court’s July 21, 2025 order for the reasons supporting dismissal, but that order is not included in the provided text.

Ruling

The court dismissed the action as frivolous under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). The judgment also states that all pending matters were terminated and that judgment was entered dismissing the action.

Appeal-related ruling

The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying court fees. The judgment does not state any additional appeal ruling.

The authoritative version

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