Buxbaum v. One Finance, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-09894
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Buxbaum v. One Finance, Judge Swain ordered Michael Buxbaum to pay $405 or apply to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days.
Michael Buxbaum, who must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action.
What happened
In Buxbaum v. One Finance, Inc., Michael Buxbaum filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them.
The court ordered Buxbaum to pay $405, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days. No summons will issue at this time. If he does not comply, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. The order did not address the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Buxbaum v. One Finance, Inc. · No. 1:24-cv-09894
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 8, 2025
Background
Michael Buxbaum brought this civil action without a lawyer. He submitted a complaint but did not pay the required fees and did not submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Court’s Order
The court explained that filing a civil action required either payment of $405—$350 for the filing fee and $55 for the administrative fee—or submission of a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The court ordered Buxbaum, within 30 days of the order, to pay the $405 or submit the application. The application was to identify docket number 24-CV-9894 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Buxbaum may proceed without prepaying fees.
No summons will issue at this time. If Buxbaum complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and Disposition
The court certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. Judge Laura Taylor Swain did not decide the underlying claims against One Finance, Inc.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.