Williams v. U.S.
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-04769
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Williams v. U.S., Judge Swain ordered Jomo Williams to pay fees or request permission to proceed without prepayment within 30 days.
Jomo Williams, who must either pay $405 or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment of fees within 30 days, or the action will be dismissed.
What happened
In Williams v. U.S., Jomo Williams filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without paying them upfront.
The court ordered Williams, within 30 days, either to pay $405 or submit a signed application for permission to proceed without prepayment. The court also directed that no summons be issued at that time.
Judge Swain stated that the action would be dismissed if Williams did not comply and denied permission to proceed without prepayment for any appeal from this order.
The detailed version
- Williams v. U.S. · No. 1:24-cv-04769
- Laura Swain
- June 27, 2024
Order
Jomo Williams filed this civil action without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepayment of fees. The opinion states that Williams was representing himself.
Required action
The court ordered Williams to take one of two actions within 30 days of the order’s date: pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment of fees. The application was to identify docket number 24-CV-4769 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Williams may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
The court directed that no summons issue at that time. It stated that, if Williams complies, the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepayment of fees for purposes of an appeal. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.