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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 28, 2025

Williams v. United States

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-05163
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Alshon Williams v. United States, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal fee-free status.

Who this affects

The action brought by Alshon Williams was dismissed. Any appeal would not qualify for permission to proceed without paying filing fees.

What happened

Alshon Williams brought this action against the United States, but this judgment does not describe the claims or the events behind them.

The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its August 27, 2025, order. It also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Williams permission to appeal without paying filing fees.

Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the judgment on August 28, 2025.

The detailed version

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

Case
Williams v. United States · No. 1:25-cv-05163
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Aug. 28, 2025

Ruling

The court dismissed the action, relying on the reasons stated in its August 27, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided opinion, so the basis for dismissal and the claims involved cannot be determined from this text alone.

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 appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment was signed by Laura Taylor Swain, Chief United States District Judge.

The authoritative version

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