Norman v. Yoga Mats
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-09169
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Norman v. Yoga Mats, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Norman neither paid filing fees nor submitted required forms.
Regina Norman's complaint was dismissed without prejudice because she did not pay the required filing fees or submit the required forms. The court also denied fee-free status for an appeal.
What happened
In Norman v. Yoga Mats, the court had ordered Regina Norman to submit forms requesting permission to proceed without paying the filing fee and a required prisoner authorization, or to pay the $405 filing fee.
Norman did none of those things within the required thirty days. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying appeal fees. The clerk was directed to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Norman v. Yoga Mats · No. 1:24-cv-09169
- Laura Swain
- Feb. 13, 2025
Background
By an order dated December 9, 2024, the court directed Regina Norman to submit a completed application to proceed without prepaying filing fees and a prisoner authorization, or to pay the $405 in fees required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal.
Norman did not submit the required application and authorization and did not pay the filing fees.
Ruling
The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims against Yoga Mats.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment.
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