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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 21, 2025

Mallgren v. United States

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-05261
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Mallgren v. United States, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free status for any appeal.

Who this affects

The judgment dismisses Anthony Brian Mallgren’s action against the United States and denies fee-free status for any appeal.

What happened

Mallgren v. United States concerns an action brought by Anthony Brian Mallgren against the United States. The judgment does not describe the underlying claims or the parties’ arguments.

The court dismissed the action for the reasons given in a separate August 21, 2025, order. That order is not included here, so the judgment alone does not show why the action was dismissed.

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also found that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Mallgren permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment does not state that the dismissal was with or without prejudice.

The detailed version

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

Case
Mallgren v. United States · No. 1:25-cv-05261
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Aug. 21, 2025

Background

The caption identifies Anthony Brian Mallgren as the plaintiff and the United States as the defendant. The judgment does not identify the claims, factual allegations, or arguments in the action.

Ruling

The court stated that, for the reasons in its August 21, 2025, order, “this action is dismissed.” The referenced order is not part of the provided text, so the basis for the dismissal cannot be determined from this civil judgment. The judgment does not specify whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.

Appeal-related ruling

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied in forma pauperis status—that is, permission to appeal without paying filing fees—for purposes of an appeal.

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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