Goh v. Daley
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04747
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Goh v. Daley, Judge Swain dismissed Eric Goh’s complaint without prejudice after he neither filed the required fee-waiver application nor paid filing fees.
Eric Goh, whose complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and Henry Daley, the named defendant.
What happened
In Goh v. Daley, the court had ordered Eric Goh to submit an amended application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $405 filing fee within 30 days. The order warned that failing to do so would lead to dismissal.
Goh did neither. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Goh permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Goh v. Daley · No. 1:25-cv-04747
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 8, 2025
Background
On June 13, 2025, the court ordered Plaintiff Eric Goh to submit an amended application to proceed without paying filing fees, known as an application for in forma pauperis status, or to pay the $405 required filing fee. The order stated that failure to comply within 30 days would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Rulings
The court found that Goh had not submitted the amended application or paid the filing fee. It therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Appeal-Fee Ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied in forma pauperis status for purposes of an appeal.
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