Irakli v. Flanagan
- John Cronan
- 1:25-cv-06817
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Irakli v. Flanagan, Judge Cronan ordered a response to Irakli Simsive’s § 2241 petition and denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
Irakli Simsive, Bryan Flanagan and the other respondents, and the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York.
What happened
Irakli Simsive filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 against Bryan Flanagan and others. The order does not describe the petition’s claims or the relief requested.
The court directed the Clerk to notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. That office must file an answer or other response within 21 days, and Simsive may file a reply within 14 days after being served with the response.
Judge John P. Cronan also certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied Simsive permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The Clerk was directed to mail the order to Simsive at the addresses listed in the order.
The detailed version
- Irakli v. Flanagan · No. 1:25-cv-06817
- John Cronan
- Aug. 22, 2025
Nature of the Order
Irakli Simsive filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The opinion does not explain what the petition challenges or state the legal arguments made by either side.
Court’s Directives
After examining the petition, the court ordered the Clerk of Court to electronically notify the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. The U.S. Attorney’s Office must file an answer or other pleadings responding to the petition within 21 days of the order’s date. Simsive may file reply papers within 14 days after being served with the respondents’ response.
Appeal and Mailing Instructions
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees for that appeal. The Clerk was also directed to mail a copy of the order to Simsive at his address of record and at the additional addresses identified in the order.
Disposition
This order does not decide the merits of Simsive’s petition. It directs the respondents to respond and sets a schedule for further filings. The court also denied appeal-related permission to proceed without paying filing fees.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.