Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00359
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Judge Swain ordered Michael Buxbaum to pay $405 or apply to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days.
Michael Buxbaum must either pay the required fees or submit the specified application within 30 days; otherwise, his action against Coinbase, Inc. will be dismissed.
What happened
In Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Inc., Michael Buxbaum filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The order identifies Buxbaum as representing himself.
The court gave Buxbaum 30 days from January 17, 2025, to pay $405 or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will issue at this time. If Buxbaum does not comply, the action will be dismissed; if he complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. The order did not decide the underlying claims against Coinbase, Inc.
The detailed version
- Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-00359
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 17, 2025
Background
Michael Buxbaum filed this civil action against Coinbase, Inc. without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order states that proceeding without prepayment requires a signed application.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Buxbaum, within 30 days of January 17, 2025, to do one of two things: pay $405 in total fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or submit the attached signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The application had to identify docket number 1:25-CV-0359 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Buxbaum may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
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
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. The court therefore denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. This order addressed filing-fee requirements and did not decide the underlying claims against Coinbase, Inc.
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