Solomon v. NY Office of the Professions
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-01455
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Solomon v. NY Office of the Professions, Judge Swain ordered Solomon to pay fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Dr. Abraham Solomon must either pay the court’s stated $405 fee or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days. The case will not move forward until he does so, and failure to comply will result in dismissal without prejudice to refiling.
What happened
In Solomon v. NY Office of the Professions, Dr. Abraham Solomon submitted this civil case by email, and the court assigned it docket number 25-CV-1455 (LTS). The order does not address the underlying dispute.
The court gave Solomon 30 days to either pay $405 in filing and administrative fees or submit a completed and signed application to proceed without paying those fees in advance. The court will take no further action, and no summons will issue, until one of those steps is completed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the case would be processed if Solomon complies. If he does not comply or request more time, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. The court also denied fee-waiver status for any appeal from this order.
The detailed version
- Solomon v. NY Office of the Professions · No. 1:25-cv-01455
- Laura Swain
- Feb. 26, 2025
Background
Dr. Abraham Solomon submitted this civil action to the Southern District of New York by email. The caption names NY Office of the Professions, NY Medical Board, and Dr. Gerard Brody as defendants. The order concerns only the payment of filing fees or a request to proceed without prepaying them; it does not decide the claims against the defendants.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Solomon, within 30 days, to either pay $405 in fees or complete, sign, and submit an application to proceed without prepayment of fees. The order states that the $405 consists of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, subject to possible updates to the fee schedule.
The court stated that no further action would be taken, no summons would issue, and no answer would be required until the fees were paid or a completed and signed application was received. If the application is granted, Solomon may proceed without prepaying the fees. If proper payment had already been submitted, the case would proceed after that payment was processed.
Disposition
If Solomon fails to comply within the allowed time, or fails to seek an extension, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. The court also certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order on February 26, 2025.
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