Gordon v. Warden Green Haven Correctional Facility
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06686
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Gordon v. Warden Green Haven Correctional Facility, Judge Swain ordered payment of the filing fee or submission of an IFP application.
Shuquan Gordon, the self-represented petitioner, must either pay the $5.00 filing fee or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days, or the action will be dismissed.
What happened
Gordon filed a habeas petition without paying the $5 filing fee or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The opinion says Gordon is representing himself.
The court gave Gordon 30 days to pay the fee or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment. No response from the respondent was required at this stage. The court said the action will be dismissed if Gordon does not comply.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, certifying that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. The order did not decide the habeas petition's underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Gordon v. Warden Green Haven Correctional Facility · No. 1:25-cv-06686
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 14, 2025
Background
Shuquan Gordon, who is representing himself, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition was submitted without the required $5.00 filing fee and without an application asking to proceed without prepaying fees.
Order
The court ordered Gordon, within 30 days of the order, to either pay the $5.00 filing fee or complete and submit the attached signed application to proceed without prepayment of fees. If the court grants that application, Gordon may proceed without paying the fee in advance. The application must identify docket number 25-CV-6686 (LTS).
The court stated that the respondent did not need to file an answer at that time. If Gordon complies, the case will be processed under the Clerk's Office procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and Effect
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. Judge Laura Taylor Swain's order addressed filing requirements and did not decide the merits of Gordon's habeas petition.
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