Solomon v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06919
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Solomon v. Board of Governors, Judge Swain ordered Gavin Solomon to pay fees or request fee waiver within 30 days.
Gavin Solomon, who must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them; the case will be dismissed if he does neither within 30 days.
What happened
Solomon v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System was filed by Gavin Solomon without a lawyer, but he submitted neither the required fees nor an application to proceed without paying them upfront.
The court gave Solomon 30 days to pay $405 or submit a signed application requesting permission to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will be issued yet, and the action will be dismissed if he does not comply.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for any appeal from this order, after finding that such an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Solomon v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System · No. 1:25-cv-06919
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 26, 2025
Background
Gavin Solomon brought this action without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), meaning without prepaying court fees.
Order
The court stated that a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Instead of paying, Solomon may submit a signed IFP application under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. He must take one of those two steps within 30 days of the order. If he submits the application and the court grants it, he may proceed without prepaying the fees.
The court directed that no summons issue at this time. If Solomon complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed. The court also certified that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal.
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