Buon v. Manning Campbell
- Cathy Seibel
- 7:25-cv-03442
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Buon v. Manning Campbell, Judge Swain ordered Dr. Lisa Buon to pay $405 or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Dr. Lisa Buon must either pay the required $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days; the case may be dismissed if she does not comply.
What happened
In Buon v. Manning Campbell, Dr. Lisa Buon filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without paying them in advance.
The court ordered Dr. Buon, within 30 days, either to pay $405 or submit a signed application requesting permission to proceed without prepaying fees. The court also stated that no summons would issue yet and that the action would be dismissed if she did not comply.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order on April 30, 2025. The order did not decide the underlying claims and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Buon v. Manning Campbell · No. 7:25-cv-03442
- Cathy Seibel
- Apr. 30, 2025
Background
Dr. Lisa Buon filed this civil action without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The opinion states that she is representing herself. The caption names Dr. Jackielynn Manning Campbell and others as defendants.
Order
The court explained that starting a civil action requires either payment of $405— consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee—or a signed application requesting permission to proceed without prepaying fees. The court gave Dr. Buon 30 days from the order’s date to pay the fees or submit the application, labeled with docket number 1:25-CV-3442 (LTS).
No summons would issue at that time. The court stated that, if Dr. Buon complied, the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If she failed to comply within the allowed time, the action would be dismissed. The court also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
What the Order Did Not Decide
The order addressed filing fees and the application process, not the merits of Dr. Buon’s claims. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order as Chief United States District Judge.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.