Sterling v. The City of New York
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-05936
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rose Sterling v. The City of New York, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
Rose Sterling's action was dismissed, and permission to appeal without paying court fees was denied. The judgment names The City of New York and The Local Government as defendants.
What happened
Rose Sterling v. The City of New York ended with a judgment dismissing the action. The judgment gives no explanation of the underlying reasons and instead refers to an October 15, 2025, order.
The court also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Rose Sterling permission to appeal without paying court fees.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the October 21, 2025, judgment. The opinion provided does not state whether the dismissal was based on the merits or on a procedural issue.
The detailed version
- Sterling v. The City of New York · No. 1:24-cv-05936
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 21, 2025
Ruling
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It stated that the dismissal was based on the reasons given in an October 15, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided opinion text. The judgment therefore does not identify the claims, the legal basis for dismissal, or whether the court reached the merits.
Appeal-related ruling
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 in forma pauperis status—permission to appeal without paying the required court fees—for purposes of an appeal.
Disposition
The action was dismissed. The appeal-related fee status was denied. The judgment was signed by Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain on October 21, 2025, in New York, New York.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.