Global Media Network v. Spotify
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00400
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Global Media Network v. Spotify, Judge Swain ordered payment of filing fees or an application to proceed without prepayment.
Global Media Network must, within 30 days, either pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The action will be dismissed if it does not comply; the order does not resolve the claims against Spotify.
What happened
Global Media Network filed this case against Spotify without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepayment. The opinion states that Global Media Network is representing itself.
The court gave Global Media Network 30 days to pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application showing that it cannot pay. No summons will issue yet.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the case be processed if Global Media Network complies, but said the action will be dismissed if it does not. She also denied fee-free status for any appeal from this order.
The detailed version
- Global Media Network v. Spotify · No. 1:25-cv-00400
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 17, 2025
Background
Global Media Network filed this action against Spotify without paying the required filing fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The court states that Global Media Network is proceeding without a lawyer.
Order
The court explained that a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Alternatively, a plaintiff may request permission to proceed without prepaying fees by submitting a signed application. The court ordered Global Media Network, within 30 days of the order, to either pay the $405 or submit the attached application. If it submits the application, it must identify docket number 1:25-CV-0400 (LTS). The court stated that, if it grants the application, Global Media Network may proceed without prepayment of fees.
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. Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for purposes of an appeal. The order does not decide the underlying claims against Spotify.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.