Blanco v. The National Science Foundation
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05436
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Blanco v. The National Science Foundation, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Blanco neither paid the fees nor filed an amended fee-waiver application.
The dismissal affects Carlita Blanco's complaint against The National Science Foundation, HUD-COC, and Unsolicited Research Partnerships. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice.
What happened
In Blanco v. The National Science Foundation, the court had ordered Blanco to file an amended application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the required $405 filing fee within 30 days.
Blanco did neither. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice.
Judge Swain also denied fee-waiver status for any appeal after certifying that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, and directed the clerk to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Blanco v. The National Science Foundation · No. 1:25-cv-05436
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 25, 2025
Background
On July 9, 2025, the court directed Plaintiff Carlita Blanco to submit an amended application to proceed without paying filing fees, or to pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The court warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Ruling
Blanco did not file an amended application or pay the filing fees. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915.
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 fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal. The court also directed the clerk to enter judgment.
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