Purisima v. Mamdani
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-09209
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Purisima v. Mamdani, Judge Swain dismissed the action because Purisima filed without required permission and denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
Anton C. Purisima, whose action was dismissed and whose request to proceed without paying fees for an appeal was denied; the case was also closed by entry of judgment.
What happened
In Purisima v. Mamdani, Anton C. Purisima filed a new case without a lawyer and asked to proceed without paying the filing fee. An earlier order had barred him from filing new civil actions without first obtaining the court’s permission.
Because Purisima had not obtained that permission, the court dismissed the action. It also denied his request to proceed without paying fees for an appeal and directed the clerk to enter judgment.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order on November 6, 2025. She certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Purisima v. Mamdani · No. 1:25-cv-09209
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 6, 2025
Background
The opinion states that, on May 29, 2013, Purisima was barred from filing any new civil action without paying the filing fee unless he first obtained permission from the court. In this case, Purisima filed a new action without a lawyer, requested permission to proceed without paying the filing fee, and had not sought the required permission.
Ruling
The court dismissed the action under 28 U.S.C. § 1651. The opinion does not state that the dismissal was with or without prejudice. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The clerk was directed to enter judgment.
Effect
The order ended this case in the district court and denied Purisima permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The opinion does not explain the underlying allegations against Zohran Mamdani or The “Others.”
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.