Global Media Network v. Youtube Music
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-00397
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Global Media Network v. Youtube Music, Judge Swain dismissed the action without prejudice after plaintiff neither paid filing fees nor submitted an IFP application.
Global Media Network's action was dismissed without prejudice. Youtube Music was the defendant in the dismissed action.
What happened
In Global Media Network v. Youtube Music, the court ordered Global Media Network to either submit an application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The court gave Global Media Network 30 days to comply.
Global Media Network did neither. The court therefore dismissed the action without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling.
Judge Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying appeal fees. The clerk was directed to enter judgment dismissing the action.
The detailed version
- Global Media Network v. Youtube Music · No. 1:25-cv-00397
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 19, 2025
Background
By an order dated January 17, 2025, the court directed Global Media Network, within 30 days, either to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or to pay the $405 in fees required to file a civil action. The order warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Global Media Network did not submit the application or pay the filing fees.
Ruling
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 permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The clerk was directed to enter judgment dismissing the action for the reason stated in the order.
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