Belizario
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05877
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In re: Roger Belizario was dismissed, and Judge Swain denied fee-waiver status for an appeal after finding it would not be in good faith.
Roger Belizario: his action was dismissed, and he was denied permission to appeal without prepaying filing fees.
What happened
In re: Roger Belizario concerns an action that the court dismissed for reasons stated in an October 10, 2025 order. That earlier order is not included in the judgment.
The court also certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Roger Belizario permission to appeal without paying the required filing fees.
The judgment was entered by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain on October 17, 2025.
The detailed version
- Belizario · No. 1:25-cv-05877
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 17, 2025
Disposition
The court entered judgment dismissing the action. The judgment states that the reasons for dismissal were provided in an October 10, 2025 order, but that order is not included in the supplied opinion text. The judgment therefore does not identify the claims, the parties’ arguments, or the legal basis for dismissal.
Appeal filing status
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), the court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It consequently denied in forma pauperis status for an appeal—that is, permission to pursue the appeal without prepaying the required filing fees. The judgment cites Coppedge v. United States for the principle that good faith exists when an appellant seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue.
Judge and date
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment, which was dated October 17, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.