Elmilligy v. Bachman
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06012
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Elmilligy v. Bachman, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free appeal status.
The action brought by Mahmoud Elmilligy against Jeremy Bachman was dismissed. Mahmoud Elmilligy was also denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
What happened
Mahmoud Elmilligy sued Jeremy Bachman in the Southern District of New York. The judgment says the action was dismissed for the reasons given in a September 12, 2025, order, which is not included here.
The court also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. As a result, it denied Elmilligy permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on September 15, 2025. The available text does not explain why the action was dismissed.
The detailed version
- Elmilligy v. Bachman · No. 1:25-cv-06012
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 15, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action “for the reasons stated” in its September 12, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided text, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
Appeal-Filing-Fee Ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees. The judgment cites a Supreme Court decision explaining that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Judge
The judgment was signed by Laura Taylor Swain, Chief United States District Judge.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.