Global Media Network v. Sirius XM Radio
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00398
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Global Media Network v. Sirius XM Radio, Judge Swain ordered payment or a fee-waiver application within 30 days, warning of dismissal.
Global Media Network must either pay the $405 filing and administrative fees or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days; the case will be dismissed if it does not comply.
What happened
Global Media Network filed this action against Sirius XM Radio without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without paying fees in advance.
The court ordered Global Media Network, within 30 days, to pay $405 or submit a signed application for a fee waiver. No summons would be issued at that time.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain said the case would be processed if Global Media Network complied, but would be dismissed if it did not. She also denied fee-waiver status for an appeal from this order.
The detailed version
- Global Media Network v. Sirius XM Radio · No. 1:25-cv-00398
- Laura Swain
- Feb. 3, 2025
Background
Global Media Network brought this action against Sirius XM Radio without a lawyer. The complaint was submitted without the required filing and administrative fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP).
Order
The court explained that proceeding with a civil action required either payment of $405—$350 for the filing fee and $55 for the administrative fee—or submission of a signed IFP application. The court gave Global Media Network 30 days from the date of the order to pay the fees or submit the attached application, labeled with docket number 1:25-CV-0398 (LTS).
No summons would issue at that time. If Global Media Network complied, the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If it failed to comply within the allowed time, the action would be dismissed.
Appeal
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal.
Disposition
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered Global Media Network to pay the required fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days. The opinion does not dismiss the action at this stage.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.