Parkes v. Parkes
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-02233
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Parkes v. Parkes, Judge Swain ordered Tiffany Anne Parkes to sign her complaint within 30 days or face dismissal without prejudice.
Tiffany Anne Parkes and the pending action against Susan Parkes Formerly Known As Bishop and the other named defendants.
What happened
In Parkes v. Parkes, Tiffany Anne Parkes brought the action without a lawyer, but her complaint was unsigned.
The court ordered her to sign and submit the provided signature page within 30 days. No summons or answer will issue yet. If she does not comply, the action will be dismissed without prejudice.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-waiver status for any appeal.
The detailed version
- Parkes v. Parkes · No. 1:25-cv-02233
- Laura Swain
- Mar. 24, 2025
Background
Tiffany Anne Parkes brought this action without a lawyer against Susan Parkes Formerly Known As Bishop and other defendants. The complaint she submitted was unsigned.
Court’s Order
Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(a) requires every pleading, motion, and other court filing to be signed by an unrepresented party. The court directed Tiffany Anne Parkes to sign and submit the attached signature page within 30 days of the order.
No summons or answer will issue at this time. If Tiffany Anne Parkes complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its usual procedures. If she does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed without prejudice, meaning the order does not state that refiling is barred.
Appeal
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied a fee waiver for purposes of an appeal.
Disposition
The court issued an order directing the plaintiff to sign the complaint; it did not decide the underlying claims. The action will be dismissed without prejudice only if she fails to comply within 30 days.
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