Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00359
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Chief Judge Swain dismissed the action without prejudice because Buxbaum neither paid fees nor requested to proceed without paying.
Michael Buxbaum’s action against Coinbase, Inc.; the court also denied fee-free status for any appeal.
What happened
In Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Inc., the court had ordered Michael Buxbaum to submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the fees required to file a civil action.
Buxbaum did neither within the required 30 days. The court therefore dismissed the action without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not permanently bar the action.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for any appeal. She directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Buxbaum v. Coinbase, Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-00359
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 4, 2025
Background
On January 17, 2025, the court ordered Michael Buxbaum to submit a completed application to proceed without paying the filing fee or to pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The order stated that failing to comply would result in dismissal.
Court’s Analysis and Ruling
Buxbaum did not submit the application or pay the filing fee. The court dismissed the action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.
The court directed the Clerk of Court to enter a judgment dismissing the action for the reason stated in the order.
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