Lewis v. Williamson County
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-03092
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Lewis v. Williamson County: Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied Scott Phillip Lewis fee-free status for an appeal.
Scott Phillip Lewis's action was dismissed. The judgment also denied him permission to appeal without paying the required court fees; the supplied text does not describe any separate effect on the defendants.
What happened
Scott Phillip Lewis sued Williamson County, Texas, and other defendants in the Southern District of New York. The judgment says the action was dismissed for the reasons given in a November 3, 2025, order, but that order is not included here.
The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Scott Phillip Lewis permission to proceed without paying the usual filing fees for an appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the civil judgment on November 3, 2025. The judgment does not state the basis for dismissing the action or whether the court considered the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Lewis v. Williamson County · No. 1:24-cv-03092
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 3, 2025
Disposition
The court entered a civil judgment dismissing the action. It stated that the reasons for dismissal were given in a separate November 3, 2025, order. That order is not included in the supplied opinion text, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone. The judgment does not state that the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
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. Based on that certification, it denied in forma pauperis status for an appeal—that is, it denied permission to appeal without paying the required court fees. This ruling concerns the appeal-fee issue and does not explain the basis for dismissing the action.
Judge
The judgment was signed by Laura Taylor Swain, Chief United States District Judge.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.