Burns v. Griffin
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06856
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Burns v. Griffin, Judge Swain dismissed Burns’s action and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
George Burns’s action against Shannon Griffin was dismissed. The provided judgment does not identify the claims or explain the effect of the dismissal beyond the stated appeal certification.
What happened
In Burns v. Griffin, the court dismissed George Burns’s action against Shannon Griffin, identified as a county law attorney. The judgment gives no further explanation and refers to an August 21, 2025 order that is not included here.
The court also certified under federal law that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment does not state the basis for dismissal or describe the claims.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the judgment on August 21, 2025. The action was dismissed, and the appeal certification was entered as stated in the judgment.
The detailed version
- Burns v. Griffin · No. 1:25-cv-06856
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 21, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action brought by George Burns against Shannon Griffin, identified in the caption as a county law attorney in the Bronx, New York. The judgment states that the dismissal was for the reasons given in an August 21, 2025 order, but that order is not included in the provided text.
Appeal Certification
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The provided judgment does not explain the basis for that certification.
Disposition
The action was dismissed. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on August 21, 2025. Because the referenced dismissal order is not provided, the available text does not show whether the court reached the merits or dismissed the action on a threshold ground.
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