Simpson v. Chassen
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04004
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Simpson v. Chassen, Chief Judge Swain ordered Simpson to pay fees or submit an application to proceed without prepayment within 30 days.
Jeffrey Simpson, whose case must satisfy the payment-or-IFP requirement before it proceeds; the defendants are not yet served because no summons has issued.
What happened
In Simpson v. Chassen, Jeffrey Simpson filed a civil action without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepayment of fees.
The court ordered Simpson, within 30 days, either to pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment. No summons will issue yet, and the action will be dismissed if he does not comply.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Simpson v. Chassen · No. 1:25-cv-04004
- Laura Swain
- May 16, 2025
Background
Jeffrey Simpson brought this civil action without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required $405 in fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Simpson, within 30 days of the order, to either pay the $405 filing and administrative fees or submit a signed IFP application. If the court grants the application, Simpson may proceed without paying the fees in advance. The application must identify docket number 25-CV-4004 (LTS).
No summons will issue at this time. If Simpson complies, the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal
The court certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.