Burroughs v. Bank of America, N.A.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03127
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Burroughs v. Bank of America, Judge Swain ordered payment of the $405 fee or submission of an IFP application within 30 days.
Derrick Ramone Burroughs, who must either pay the required fees or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days to continue the action.
What happened
In Burroughs v. Bank of America, N.A., Derrick Ramone Burroughs filed a civil complaint without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The order does not address the claims’ merits.
The court gave Burroughs 30 days from April 15, 2025, to either pay $405 or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will be issued at this time, and the action will be dismissed if he does not comply.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied fee-free status for any appeal, finding that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Burroughs v. Bank of America, N.A. · No. 1:25-cv-03127
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 15, 2025
Background
Derrick Ramone Burroughs brought the action without a lawyer. The complaint was submitted without the required filing fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
The court stated that proceeding with a civil action requires either payment of $405—consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee—or submission of a signed IFP application. The court ordered Burroughs, within 30 days of the order, to take one of those two steps and to label the application with docket number 25-CV-3127 (LTS).
No summons will issue at this time. The court stated that the action will be dismissed if Burroughs does not comply within the permitted period.
Appeal
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. The order does not decide the underlying claims against the defendants.
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