Mott v. Torres
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03160
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Mott v. Torres, Judge Swain ordered Ricky Mott to pay $405 or submit an IFP application within 30 days, or the action will be dismissed.
Ricky Mott must either pay the required $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days. The action may be dismissed if he does not comply, and no summons will issue at this time.
What happened
In Mott v. Torres, Ricky Mott filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The order states that Mott is representing himself.
Judge Swain ordered Mott, within 30 days, either to pay $405 in filing and administrative fees or to submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will issue at this time, and if Mott does not comply, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal. The order does not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Mott v. Torres · No. 1:25-cv-03160
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 23, 2025
Background
Ricky Mott filed this civil action without paying the required filing fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order identifies Mott as representing himself. The caption names Judge Analisa Torres and other defendants, but the order does not describe the claims.
Order
The court explained that a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Instead of paying, Mott may request permission to proceed without prepaying fees by submitting a signed application. The court ordered Mott to do one of those two things within 30 days of April 23, 2025. If Mott submits the application, it must include docket number 1:25-CV-3160 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Mott may proceed without prepaying the fees.
No summons will issue at this time. The case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures if Mott complies with the order. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal ruling and scope
The court certified that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. This order addresses filing fees and fee-free status; it does not decide the merits of Mott’s claims.
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