Waheed v. Social Security Administration
Sehra Waheed v. Social Security Administration; Frank Bisignano-Commissioner of the Social Security Administration
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07988
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Sehra Waheed v. Social Security Administration, Judge Swain dismissed the case without prejudice and denied fee-free status for any appeal.
Sehra Waheed’s action against the Social Security Administration and Frank Bisignano, Commissioner of the Social Security Administration, was dismissed without prejudice. Any appeal would not receive permission to proceed without payment of court fees.
What happened
In Sehra Waheed v. Social Security Administration, the court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action for the reasons stated in a September 26, 2025, order.
The dismissal was without prejudice. The court also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying court fees for an appeal.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on September 30, 2025.
The detailed version
- Waheed v. Social Security Administration · No. 1:25-cv-07988
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 30, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It stated that the dismissal was based on the reasons given in the court’s September 26, 2025, order. That earlier order is not included in the provided opinion text, so the specific basis for dismissal cannot be determined here.
The court entered the dismissal without prejudice, meaning the judgment itself does not bar a later filing. 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. It therefore denied permission to proceed without paying court fees for purposes of an appeal.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment. The judgment was dated September 30, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.