Langston v. Con Edison
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03807
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Langston v. Con Edison, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied in forma pauperis status for an appeal.
The action brought by Willour Othello Langston and Sharilyn Catherine Langston was dismissed. The judgment also denied them permission to appeal without paying court fees.
What happened
Langston v. Con Edison involved Willour Othello Langston and Sharilyn Catherine Langston as plaintiffs and Consolidated Edison, Inc., and other defendants. The judgment gives no facts about the claims or the parties’ arguments.
The court said the action was dismissed for the reasons stated in an August 21, 2025, order, but that order is not included here. The judgment therefore does not explain the dismissal’s specific legal basis.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered judgment on August 22, 2025. She also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied the plaintiffs permission to proceed without paying court fees for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Langston v. Con Edison · No. 1:25-cv-03807
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 22, 2025
Background
The opinion is a civil judgment in an action brought by Willour Othello Langston and Sharilyn Catherine Langston against Consolidated Edison, Inc., and other defendants. The judgment itself does not describe the claims, underlying events, or the parties’ positions.
Ruling
The court dismissed the action “for the reasons stated” in its August 21, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided text, so the specific grounds for dismissal cannot be identified from this judgment alone.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the judgment 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 United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on August 22, 2025.
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