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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled July 30, 2025

Ong v. Honor Shelter

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-02124
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil ProcedurePro Se
In one sentence

In Ong v. Honor Shelter, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.

Who this affects

Bienvenido Ong’s action was dismissed, and he was denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees. Honor Shelter was the defendant in the dismissed action.

What happened

Bienvenido Ong sued Honor Shelter in Ong v. Honor Shelter. The court’s July 30, 2025, civil judgment says the action was dismissed for the reasons stated in a July 28 order, which is not included here.

The court also determined that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Ong permission to appeal without paying filing fees.

Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment. The excerpt does not explain the underlying basis for dismissal.

The detailed version

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

Case
Ong v. Honor Shelter · No. 1:25-cv-02124
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
July 30, 2025

Ruling

The court entered a civil judgment dismissing Bienvenido Ong’s action against Honor Shelter. The judgment states that the dismissal was based on reasons given in the court’s July 28, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided text.

Appeal-related ruling

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 Ong permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment cites a Supreme Court decision explaining that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.

Limits of the provided opinion

The excerpt does not identify the claims, explain why the action was dismissed, or state whether the dismissal was based on the merits or on a procedural ground.

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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