Virtue v. The Federal Reserve
- Laura Swain
- 7:25-cv-01215
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Virtue v. The Federal Reserve, Judge Swain ordered payment or an application to proceed without prepaying fees, warning of dismissal for noncompliance.
Janice Claire Virtue must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
What happened
In Virtue v. The Federal Reserve, Janice Claire Virtue filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The order states that she is representing herself.
Within 30 days, Virtue must either pay $405 or submit a signed application asking to proceed without prepaying fees. If the application is granted, she may proceed without paying the fees in advance. No summons will be issued at this time.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered these steps and stated that the action will be dismissed if Virtue does not comply within the allowed time. The judge also denied fee-free status for any appeal from the order.
The detailed version
- Virtue v. The Federal Reserve · No. 7:25-cv-01215
- Laura Swain
- Feb. 14, 2025
Background
Janice Claire Virtue filed this civil action without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order states that Virtue is representing herself.
Court’s order
The court directed Virtue, within 30 days of the order, to do one of two things:
- Pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee; or - Submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees, labeled with docket number 25-CV-1215 (LTS).
If the court grants the application, Virtue will be permitted to proceed without prepaying the fees. No summons will issue at this time. If Virtue does not comply within the allowed period, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order as Chief United States District Judge.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.