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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 19, 2025

Gibson v. The City Municipality of New York

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-05566
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Gibson v. The City Municipality of New York, Judge Swain dismissed the action for reasons stated in the August 18 order and certified any appeal would not be taken in good faith.

Who this affects

Bennie Gibson’s action against The City Municipality of New York and the other named defendants was dismissed. The judgment also affects any appeal from that judgment by certifying that it would not be taken in good faith.

What happened

In Gibson v. The City Municipality of New York, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing Bennie Gibson’s action against The City Municipality of New York and other defendants. The judgment provides no facts about the claims or the parties’ arguments.

The judgment says the action was dismissed for the reasons stated in an August 18, 2025, order. That order is not included in the provided opinion, so the basis for dismissal cannot be summarized from this text alone.

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered the judgment and certified under federal law that any appeal from it would not be taken in good faith.

The detailed version

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

Case
Gibson v. The City Municipality of New York · No. 1:25-cv-05566
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Aug. 19, 2025

Disposition

The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the dismissal was for the reasons given in the court’s August 18, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided text.

Appeal Certification

The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444–45 (1962), in connection with that certification.

What the Provided Text Does Not Show

The provided judgment does not identify the claims, explain the grounds for dismissal, or state whether the dismissal was based on a particular procedural rule or substantive legal issue.

The authoritative version

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