Williams v. Doe
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05091
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Alshon Williams v. Doe, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal-related fee status because the appeal would not be taken in good faith.
Alshon Williams’s action against Doe was dismissed. Any appeal would not receive permission to proceed without payment of the required filing fee.
What happened
Alshon Williams v. Doe was dismissed for the reasons stated in the court’s September 2, 2025 order. The judgment does not include those reasons.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Williams permission to proceed without paying the appeal filing fee.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on September 3, 2025. The opinion does not explain the underlying claims or why the action was dismissed.
The detailed version
- Williams v. Doe · No. 1:25-cv-05091
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 3, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It stated that the dismissal was for the reasons explained in its September 2, 2025 order, but that earlier order is not included in the provided text. The provided judgment therefore does not identify the claims, the grounds for dismissal, or whether the court reached the merits.
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. As a result, it denied permission to proceed without paying the required filing fees for an appeal.
Effect
The action was dismissed, and appeal-related permission to proceed without paying the filing fee was denied. The judgment does not state any additional disposition.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.