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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Oct. 8, 2025

Blanco v. Judge Valerie Pels

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-05435
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

Blanco v. Pels: Judge Swain dismissed the action, incorporating reasons from an October 6 order not included here.

Who this affects

Carlita Blanco's action was dismissed. The judgment also states that any appeal from it would not be taken in good faith.

What happened

In Carlita Blanco v. Judge Valerie Pels, et al., the court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. The judgment does not explain the underlying dispute or the grounds for dismissal.

The judgment says the dismissal was based on reasons stated in an October 6, 2025, order. That order is not included in the provided opinion, so the specific basis for dismissal cannot be determined here.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). The judgment does not state that the action was dismissed with or without prejudice.

The detailed version

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Case
Blanco v. Judge Valerie Pels · No. 1:25-cv-05435
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Oct. 8, 2025

Ruling

The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It stated that the dismissal was for the reasons given in an October 6, 2025, order. That order is not included in the provided text, so the specific grounds for dismissal cannot be identified.

Appeal certification

Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. The judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with prejudice or without prejudice.

The authoritative version

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