Friedeberg v. GE Corporation
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04050
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Friedeberg v. GE Corporation, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Donna L. Friedeberg failed to pay fees, file a fee-waiver application, or sign.
Donna L. Friedeberg’s complaint against GE Corporation was dismissed without prejudice. The ruling also denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
What happened
In Friedeberg v. GE Corporation, the court ordered Donna L. Friedeberg to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees, pay the required $405 filing fee, and submit a signed signature page within 30 days.
Friedeberg did not submit the application, pay the filing fee, or provide the signed signature page. The court had warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Friedeberg v. GE Corporation · No. 1:25-cv-04050
- Laura Swain
- June 30, 2025
Background
On May 20, 2025, the Court directed Donna L. Friedeberg, within 30 days, to either submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $405 required civil filing fee. The Court also required her to submit a signed signature page. The order warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Court’s Ruling
Friedeberg did not file the fee-waiver application, pay the filing fee, or submit the signed signature page. The Court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. A dismissal without prejudice does not bar refiling, although the opinion does not specify any further filing requirements.
The Court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal. The Court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
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