Staley v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06075
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Staley v. Sedgwick, Judge Swain ordered Anthony T. Staley to pay $405 or submit a complete fee-waiver application within 30 days.
Anthony T. Staley must either pay $405 or submit an amended application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days; the case will be dismissed if he does not comply.
What happened
In Staley v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc., Anthony T. Staley filed the case without paying the required fees or submitting a complete application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion says he is representing himself.
The court ordered Staley, within 30 days, either to pay $405 or submit an amended application containing financial information. No summons will issue yet. If he complies, the case will be processed; if he does not, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Staley v. Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. · No. 1:25-cv-06075
- Laura Swain
- July 24, 2025
Background
Anthony T. Staley brought this action representing himself against Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. and MTA. He submitted a complaint without paying the required filing and administrative fees. He also submitted a document labeled as an application to proceed without prepaying fees, but that document did not include information about his finances.
Order
The court explained that a plaintiff must either pay $405—consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee—or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The court ordered Staley to do one of those things within 30 days of the order. If he submits the amended application, it must be labeled with docket number 25-CV-6075 (LTS).
No summons will issue at this time. If Staley complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed period, the action will be dismissed. The order does not state whether any dismissal would be with or without prejudice.
Ruling
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for purposes of an appeal. The court did not address the merits of Staley’s claims against the defendants.
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