Rosen v. REGAIN CRF FUND I LLC
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00364
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rosen v. REGAIN CRF FUND LLC, Judge Swain ordered Isaac Rosen to pay $405 or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Isaac Rosen, who filed the action without a lawyer, must either pay the required $405 or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days to keep the action from being dismissed without prejudice.
What happened
Rosen v. REGAIN CRF FUND LLC concerns Isaac Rosen’s civil action, which he filed without a lawyer. The court’s order addressed only the payment or waiver of filing fees.
Rosen submitted his complaint without paying the required $405 in filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without paying those fees in advance. The court gave him 30 days from the order’s date to pay or submit the application.
Judge Swain ordered that no summons issue yet and said the action will be dismissed without prejudice if Rosen does not comply on time. The court also denied permission to appeal without paying fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Rosen v. REGAIN CRF FUND I LLC · No. 1:25-cv-00364
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 16, 2025
Background Isaac Rosen filed this civil action without a lawyer. The opinion states that a plaintiff must either pay $405—consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee—or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP).
What the Court Ordered Rosen submitted his complaint without paying the fees and without submitting an IFP application. The court ordered him, within 30 days of January 16, 2025, to either pay the $405 or submit the attached IFP application. If he submits the application, it must identify docket number 25-CV-0364 (LTS).
The court directed that no summons issue at this time. It stated that if Rosen does not comply within the allowed period, the action will be dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not state that the action had already been dismissed.
Appeal-Fee Ruling The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. This order did not address the merits of Rosen’s underlying claims.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.