Mott v. Zelan
Ricky Mott v. Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan; Mr. Gallego; Mr. Schell; Deeandra Hardy; Regus City Manager; Park House Plaza LLC; Security Personnel
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05451
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ricky Mott v. Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied filing-fee waiver status for any appeal.
The judgment dismisses Ricky Mott’s action against Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Schell, Deeandra Hardy, Regus City Manager, Park House Plaza LLC, and Security Personnel, and denies Mott filing-fee waiver status for an appeal.
What happened
Ricky Mott v. Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan is a civil judgment dismissing the action for the reasons given in the court’s August 29, 2025 order.
The judgment does not state those reasons. It also says that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denies Mott status to appeal without paying filing fees.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment as Chief United States District Judge.
The detailed version
- Mott v. Zelan · No. 1:25-cv-05451
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 29, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the reasons for dismissal are provided in the court’s August 29, 2025 order, but that order is not included in the provided opinion text. The judgment therefore does not show whether the dismissal was based on the merits or on a threshold issue.
Appeal-Filing Status
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Mott in forma pauperis status—that is, permission to appeal without paying the filing fee—for purposes of an appeal.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on August 29, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.