Barnett v. State of New York
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04248
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Barnett v. State of New York was dismissed, and appeal fee-waiver status was denied; Judge Swain entered the judgment.
The dismissal affects Lafvorne L. Barnett’s action against the named defendants. The denial of fee-waiver status affects any appeal from the judgment.
What happened
In Lafvorne L. Barnett v. State of New York, et al., the court entered a judgment dismissing Barnett’s action. The judgment says the dismissal was based on reasons given in a November 19, 2025 order, which is not included here.
The court also determined that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied Barnett permission to proceed without paying the appeal filing costs.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the judgment on November 20, 2025. The judgment does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.
The detailed version
- Barnett v. State of New York · No. 1:25-cv-04248
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 20, 2025
Disposition
The court dismissed the action for the reasons stated in its November 19, 2025 order. That earlier order is not provided in the opinion text, so the basis for the dismissal cannot be determined from this judgment alone.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the judgment would not be taken in good faith. As a result, it denied the plaintiff’s request to proceed without paying the required filing costs for an appeal. The judgment does not state that the dismissal was with prejudice or without prejudice.
Effect
The action was dismissed. The judgment also denied appeal-related fee-waiver status. It does not explain the claims, the parties’ arguments, or the reasons for dismissal beyond referring to the November 19 order.
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