Scales v. Amazon Prime video
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-02626
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Scales v. Amazon Prime Video, Judge Swain dismissed the action without prejudice because Scales neither paid filing fees nor requested permission to proceed without paying them.
The dismissal affects the action brought by William Scales and the other listed plaintiffs against Amazon Prime Video. The order also denies permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
What happened
In Scales v. Amazon Prime Video, the court had ordered William Scales to submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees or to pay the required filing fees within 30 days.
Scales did neither. The court therefore dismissed the action without prejudice, meaning the order did not bar a new filing. The court also said any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment dismissing the action for those reasons.
The detailed version
- Scales v. Amazon Prime video · No. 1:25-cv-02626
- Laura Swain
- June 4, 2025
Background
The caption lists William Scales and other plaintiffs against Amazon Prime Video. In an April 4, 2025 order, the court directed Scales, within 30 days, either to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or to pay the $405.00 required to file a civil action. The court warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Ruling
Scales did not submit the application or pay the fees. The court dismissed the action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. Finally, the court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment dismissing the action.
Judge
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
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