Livingston v. Standard International Management, LLC
- Jesse Furman
- 1:25-cv-04374
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 3
In Livingston v. Standard International Management, LLC, Judge Swain ordered pro se plaintiff Ron Livingston to provide an address or accept electronic service.
Ron Livingston, who filed the action without a lawyer, must provide a mailing address or consent to electronic service within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action.
What happened
In Livingston v. Standard International Management, LLC, Ron Livingston brought the action without a lawyer but did not provide a mailing address or agree to receive court documents electronically. The court had also previously directed him to pay the required filing fees or submit an amended application to proceed without paying them.
The court gave Livingston 30 days from the order date to provide a mailing address or consent to electronic service. It directed that no summons issue at that time and said the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures if he complied. If he did not comply within the allowed time, the action would be dismissed.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order. She also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying appeal fees for purposes of an appeal.
The detailed version
- Livingston v. Standard International Management, LLC · No. 1:25-cv-04374
- Jesse Furman
- May 28, 2025
Background
Ron Livingston filed this action without a lawyer. The opinion states that he did not provide the court with a mailing address and did not consent to electronic service of documents. An earlier order directed him either to pay the $405.00 filing fee or submit an amended application to proceed without paying the filing fee. Because Livingston had not supplied a mailing address, the Clerk emailed that earlier order to the email address on file.
Order
The court directed Livingston, within 30 days of the order, to provide a mailing address for service of documents or consent to electronic service. The court attached a consent form explaining the requirements and consequences of electronic service. The court ordered that no summons issue at that time.
If Livingston 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. The Clerk was directed to email the order to Livingston and provide him a copy if he appears at the court’s Pro Se Intake window.
Appeal certification
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. The order therefore denies permission to proceed without paying fees for purposes of an appeal.
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