Burns v. Bianchi
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05802
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Burns v. Court Officers and Bailiffs Bianchi and Vargas, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
George Burns, the plaintiff, and Court Officers and Bailiffs Bianchi and Vargas, the defendants, were affected because the action was dismissed. Any appeal would also require payment of fees because permission to proceed without paying them was denied.
What happened
George Burns v. Court Officers and Bailiffs Bianchi and Vargas was dismissed for the reasons given in an August 27, 2025, order, which is not included in this opinion.
The court certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the judgment on August 28, 2025.
The detailed version
- Burns v. Bianchi · No. 1:25-cv-05802
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 28, 2025
Disposition
The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its August 27, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided opinion, so this judgment does not state the basis for the dismissal.
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 George Burns permission to proceed without paying the required fees for purposes of an appeal. The judgment does not state that the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment, which was dated August 28, 2025.
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