Jarrar v. Evergreen Shipping Agency Corp.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06722
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Jarrar v. Evergreen Shipping Agency, Judge Swain ordered payment of fees or an application to proceed without prepayment.
Mohammad Jarrar must either pay the $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days; the case may be dismissed if he does not comply. Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp. is the defendant, but the order does not decide the underlying claims.
What happened
In Jarrar v. Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp., Mohammad Jarrar filed a civil complaint without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them.
The court ordered Jarrar, within 30 days, to pay $405 or submit a signed application explaining why he cannot pay. The court said no summons would issue yet and warned that the action will be dismissed if he does not comply.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, finding that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Jarrar v. Evergreen Shipping Agency Corp. · No. 1:25-cv-06722
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 21, 2025
What the order concerns
Mohammad Jarrar brought this civil action without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required filing fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Court’s order
The court ordered Jarrar, within 30 days of August 21, 2025, to do one of two things:
1. Pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee; or 2. Submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees.
The court explained that, if it grants the application, Jarrar may proceed without paying the fees in advance. The application must identify docket number 25-CV-6722 (LTS). The court directed that no summons issue at that time and stated that the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures if Jarrar complies. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
Disposition
Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered an order directing Jarrar to pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them. The order did not decide the underlying claims against Evergreen Shipping Agency (America) Corp.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.