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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Nov. 12, 2025

Jones v. United States of America

Full caption

Paul Conrad Everson Jones; Lorelta E. Lynch; State of Louisiana; State of New York; United States of America; America v. United States of America, ET AL.

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-06150
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Paul Conrad Everson Jones v. United States, Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied fee-free status for any appeal.

Who this affects

The plaintiffs’ action was dismissed, and in forma pauperis status was denied for purposes of any appeal from the judgment.

What happened

The judgment in Paul Conrad Everson Jones v. United States dismisses the action for the reasons given in a November 10, 2025 order. That earlier order is not included in the provided text.

The court certified that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied the plaintiffs’ request to appeal without paying court fees.

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the judgment on November 12, 2025.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Jones v. United States of America · No. 1:25-cv-06150
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Nov. 12, 2025

Disposition

The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its November 10, 2025 order. That order is not included in the provided opinion, so the basis for dismissal cannot be determined from this text.

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 therefore denied in forma pauperis status—the status allowing a party to appeal without paying court fees—for purposes of an appeal.

Judge

Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the civil judgment on November 12, 2025.

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