Wilson v. Otis Bantum Correctional Center
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-09621
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wilson v. Otis Bantum Correctional Facility, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Wilson neither submitted required forms nor paid filing fees.
Trayvon Wilson's complaint against Otis Bantum Correctional Facility and the other named defendants was dismissed without prejudice. The order also denied Wilson permission to appeal without paying fees.
What happened
In Wilson v. Otis Bantum Correctional Facility, the court had ordered Trayvon Wilson to submit an application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the required filing fees within 30 days.
Wilson did not submit the required application and prisoner authorization, and he did not pay the $405 filing fee. The opinion does not address the claims in the complaint.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. She also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
The detailed version
- Wilson v. Otis Bantum Correctional Center · No. 1:24-cv-09621
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 14, 2025
Background
On December 18, 2024, the court directed Trayvon Wilson to do one of two things within 30 days: submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees, commonly called an IFP application, along with prisoner authorization, or pay the $405 in filing fees required for a civil action in the Southern District of New York. The court warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Ruling
The court found that Wilson had not submitted the IFP application and prisoner authorization and had not paid the filing fees. It therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion did not decide the underlying claims.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for an appeal. It also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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