Langston v. Con Edison
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-03807
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Langston v. Con Edison, Judge Swain ordered Langston to pay fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them within 30 days.
Willour Othello Langston must either pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days. Con Edison was not served because no summons issued at that time.
What happened
In Langston v. Con Edison, Willour Othello Langston filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court gave Langston 30 days to pay $405 in filing and administrative fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons would be issued at that time, and the action would be dismissed if Langston did not comply.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. The case would move forward under the Clerk’s Office procedures if Langston complied.
The detailed version
- Langston v. Con Edison · No. 1:25-cv-03807
- Laura Swain
- May 15, 2025
Background
Willour Othello Langston brought this civil action without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Court’s order
The court explained that a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Instead of paying those fees upfront, Langston could submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The court provided the application and instructed him to label it with docket number 25-CV-3807 (LTS).
Langston had 30 days from the date of the order to either pay the $405 or submit the application. If the court granted the application, he could proceed without prepaying the fees. No summons would issue at that time. If Langston did not comply within the allowed period, the action would be dismissed. If he complied, the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. The order did not address the substance of Langston’s claims against Con Edison.
Disposition
The court ordered Langston to pay the fees or submit the application within 30 days. It did not dismiss the action in this order.
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