Mitchell v. Ms. Letitia James
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07686
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Mitchell v. James, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied status to appeal without paying filing fees; the cited reasons are not included here.
The action brought by Elbert M. Mitchell against Ms. Letitia James and the other named defendants was dismissed. The judgment also denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
What happened
The judgment in Elbert M. Mitchell v. Ms. Letitia James, et al. states that the action was dismissed for reasons given in a September 18, 2025, order. That order is not included in the provided text.
The judgment also says the court certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain, the chief judge of the Southern District of New York, signed the civil judgment on September 18, 2025.
The detailed version
- Mitchell v. Ms. Letitia James · No. 1:25-cv-07686
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 18, 2025
Disposition
The court dismissed the action. The civil judgment states that the reasons for dismissal were given in a September 18, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the supplied opinion text. The available text therefore does not identify the claims, the parties’ arguments, or the court’s specific reason for dismissing the action.
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 consequently denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The judgment was signed by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain.
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