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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 29, 2025

Michaels v. Mediacom Communications Corporation

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-06732
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Scott Michaels v. Mediacom, Judge Swain dismissed the action and certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.

Who this affects

Scott Michaels and Mediacom Communications Corporation were affected by dismissal of the action; the opinion does not provide enough information to identify the underlying claims.

What happened

Scott Michaels v. Mediacom Communications Corporation concerns an action by Scott Michaels against Mediacom Communications Corporation. The judgment does not describe the claims or the parties’ arguments.

The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its August 26, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided opinion, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined here.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The provided judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Michaels v. Mediacom Communications Corporation · No. 1:25-cv-06732
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Aug. 29, 2025

Ruling

The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its August 26, 2025, order. The provided opinion does not include that earlier order, identify the claims, or explain the grounds for dismissal.

The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment does not state that the dismissal was with prejudice or without prejudice.

Disposition

The action was dismissed. The court entered the civil judgment on August 29, 2025.

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