Paguandas v. Rikers Island DOC
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07064
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Livingston Paguandas v. Rikers Island DOC; Bob Barker Company Inc., Judge Swain dismissed the action and denied appeal fee-waiver status.
Livingston Paguandas’s action was dismissed. The judgment also affects any appeal by denying permission to proceed without paying filing fees; the defendants are Rikers Island DOC and Bob Barker Company Inc.
What happened
In Livingston Paguandas v. Rikers Island DOC; Bob Barker Company Inc., the court dismissed the action. The judgment says the reasons were explained in a November 10, 2025, order, which is not included here.
The court also determined that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Livingston Paguandas permission to proceed without paying filing fees for an appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on November 12, 2025. The judgment does not state the grounds for dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Paguandas v. Rikers Island DOC · No. 1:25-cv-07064
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 12, 2025
Disposition
The court dismissed the action. The judgment states that the reasons for dismissal were given in the court’s November 10, 2025, order, but that order is not included in the provided 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—that is, permission to pursue an appeal without paying the required filing fees—for purposes of an appeal.
What the Provided Text Does Not Establish
The judgment does not explain the claims, the parties’ arguments, or the specific legal basis for dismissal. It also does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.