Rice v. New York City Housing Authority
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04796
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Rice v. New York City Housing Authority, Judge Swain ordered Nicole M. Rice to pay fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Nicole M. Rice must either pay the $405 in fees or submit a completed and signed IFP application within 30 days, or the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. The underlying claims were not addressed.
What happened
Rice v. New York City Housing Authority was submitted to the Southern District of New York by email and assigned a docket number.
The court ordered Nicole M. Rice to pay $405 in fees or submit a completed and signed application to proceed without paying the fees in advance within 30 days. The court said it would take no further action and issue no summons until one of those steps occurred.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that failure to comply, or to request more time, would result in dismissal without prejudice to refiling. She also denied fee-waiver status for an appeal and certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Rice v. New York City Housing Authority · No. 1:25-cv-04796
- Laura Swain
- June 17, 2025
Background
Nicole M. Rice submitted this civil action to the court by email. The order does not describe the underlying claims or the relief sought. To proceed with a civil action, the court explained, a plaintiff must either pay the required fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying them, commonly called an in forma pauperis or IFP application.
Order
The court ordered Rice, within 30 days of June 17, 2025, to do one of two things: pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or complete, sign, and submit the attached IFP application. The court stated that no further action would be taken and no summons would issue until the fees were paid or a completed and signed IFP application was received. If Rice complied, the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If the court granted the IFP application, Rice could proceed without prepaying the fees.
Failure to Comply and Appeal
The order states that if Rice failed to comply within the allowed time, or failed to request an extension, the action would be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. The order does not decide the merits of Rice’s claims.
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