In re: Maajid Anthony
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04541
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In re: Maajid Anthony was dismissed, and Judge Swain denied permission to appeal without paying court fees.
Maajid Anthony, the plaintiff, whose action was dismissed and whose permission to appeal without paying court fees was denied.
What happened
In re: Maajid Anthony is a civil case in which the court entered judgment dismissing the action. The opinion does not explain the underlying claims or the reasons for dismissal; it refers to a separate August 21, 2025 order.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. As a result, it denied permission to proceed without paying court fees for purposes of an appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on August 21, 2025. The provided judgment does not include the separate order's analysis or explain the basis for dismissal.
The detailed version
- In re: Maajid Anthony · No. 1:25-cv-04541
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 21, 2025
Action and disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the reasons are provided in a separate order dated August 21, 2025, but that order is not included in the supplied opinion text. Therefore, the basis for dismissal and any underlying claims cannot be determined from this text alone.
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 permission to proceed without paying court fees for purposes of an appeal. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States for the standard that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment. The docket number appears in the supplied opinion as “25ev4541”; this may reflect a transcription or scanning error.
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