Global Media Network v. Amazon Music

Background

Global Media Network filed this action against Amazon Music without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The opinion states that Global Media Network is representing itself. It does not describe the claims or the underlying dispute.

Order

The court stated that proceeding with a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Instead of paying those fees in advance, a plaintiff may submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. If the court grants that application, the plaintiff may proceed without paying the fees in advance.

The court ordered Global Media Network, within 30 days of the order, to either pay the $405 or submit the attached application. The application must identify docket number 1:25-CV-0373 (LTS). No summons will issue at this time. The court stated that the case will be processed through the Clerk’s Office if Global Media Network complies, and that the action will be dismissed if it does not comply within the allowed time.

Ruling and Effect

Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed payment of the filing fee or submission of the fee-waiver application. The order did not decide the underlying claims against Amazon Music. The court also certified that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for purposes of an appeal.