Global Media Network v. Apple Music
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00374
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Global Media Network v. Apple Music, Judge Swain ordered the pro se plaintiff to pay fees or submit an IFP application.
Global Media Network must either pay $405 or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days; the case may be dismissed if it does not comply.
What happened
In Global Media Network v. Apple Music, the plaintiff filed a civil action without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them.
The court gave the plaintiff 30 days to pay $405 or submit a signed application showing that the plaintiff cannot afford the fees. No summons will issue yet, and the case will be processed if the plaintiff complies; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Swain also ruled that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Global Media Network v. Apple Music · No. 1:25-cv-00374
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 17, 2025
Background
Global Media Network brought the action pro se, meaning without a lawyer. The complaint was filed without the required filing and administrative fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Global Media Network, within 30 days of the order, either to pay $405 in fees or submit a signed IFP application. The application was to identify docket number 1:25-CV-0374 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Global Media Network may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
The court directed that no summons issue at this time. It stated that the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures if Global Media Network complies with the order, and that the action will be dismissed if Global Media Network does not comply within the allowed time.
Appeal and Disposition
The court certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order. The order addressed filing-fee requirements and did not decide the underlying claims against Apple Music.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.