Harris v. Doe
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04528
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Harris v. Doe, Judge Swain dismissed Nathaniel Harris’s complaint without prejudice after he failed to pay filing fees or submit required forms.
Nathaniel Harris’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice because he did not submit the required fee-waiver materials and prisoner authorization or pay the filing fees. His request to appeal without paying fees was also denied.
What happened
In Nathaniel Harris v. Doe, the court had ordered Harris to submit a fee-waiver application and prisoner authorization within 30 days, or pay the $405 filing fees.
Harris did not submit the required documents or pay the fees. The court therefore dismissed his complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar him from filing again.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment and denied Harris permission to appeal without paying fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Harris v. Doe · No. 1:25-cv-04528
- Laura Swain
- July 15, 2025
Background
On June 10, 2025, the Court ordered Nathaniel Harris to submit, within 30 days, a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees and a prisoner authorization, or to pay the $405.00 required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal.
Court’s Ruling
Harris did not submit the application and authorization and did not pay the filing fees. The Court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The Court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying fees. It directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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