Kellom v. Craig B. Thompson
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05811
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Diane Kellom v. Craig B. Thompson, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
Diane Kellom's action was dismissed, and she was denied permission to appeal without paying the filing fees. The provided judgment does not explain the basis for dismissal.
What happened
Diane Kellom v. Craig B. Thompson ended with the court dismissing the action. This judgment does not explain the reasons; it refers to a September 3, 2025, order.
The court also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Kellom permission to appeal without paying the filing fees. The judgment does not state whether an appeal was filed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the civil judgment on September 5, 2025, in the Southern District of New York.
The detailed version
- Kellom v. Craig B. Thompson · No. 1:25-cv-05811
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 5, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment gives no explanation for the dismissal and instead incorporates the reasons stated in a September 3, 2025, order, which is not included in the provided text.
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 Kellom in forma pauperis status for an appeal—that is, permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees. The judgment cites a prior Supreme Court decision concerning the meaning of good faith in this context.
The judgment was signed by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain and dated September 5, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.