Lewis v. Dutchess County DSS
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07494
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Regina Lewis v. Dutchess County DSS, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied Lewis permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
Regina Lewis, whose action was dismissed, and the defendants named in the action. Any appeal by Lewis would not receive in forma pauperis status under this judgment.
What happened
Regina Lewis sued Dutchess County DSS and other defendants in the Southern District of New York. The judgment says the action was dismissed for reasons explained in a September 22, 2025 order, which is not included here.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Lewis permission to appeal without paying filing fees.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on September 25, 2025.
The detailed version
- Lewis v. Dutchess County DSS · No. 1:25-cv-07494
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 25, 2025
Ruling
The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its September 22, 2025 order. That earlier order is not included in the provided text, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
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 Lewis in forma pauperis status—that is, permission to appeal without prepaying filing fees—for purposes of an appeal.
The judgment was signed by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain and dated September 25, 2025.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.