Celli v. Wolfe
- Philip Halpern
- 7:25-cv-06939
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Celli v. Wolfe, Judge Swain ordered Lucio Celli to pay $405 or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Lucio Celli, who must either pay the $405 in fees or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action.
What happened
In Celli v. Wolfe, Lucio Celli filed a civil action without paying the required $405 in fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order states that Celli is representing himself.
The court gave Celli 30 days from August 27, 2025, to either pay the fees or submit a signed application. No summons will issue at this time. If Celli does not comply, the action will be dismissed; if he submits the application and it is granted, he may proceed without paying the fees upfront.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order. She also stated that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Celli v. Wolfe · No. 7:25-cv-06939
- Philip Halpern
- Aug. 27, 2025
Background
Lucio Celli filed this civil action without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The opinion states that Celli is proceeding without a lawyer.
Order
The court explained that proceeding with a civil action requires either payment of $405—$350 for the filing fee and $55 for the administrative fee—or a signed application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), meaning without prepaying court fees. The court ordered Celli, within 30 days of the order, to either pay the $405 or submit the attached IFP application using docket number 25-CV-6939 (LTS).
No summons will issue at this time. If Celli 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 order does not decide the merits of Celli’s claims.
Appeal and disposition
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.