Mott v. Zelan
Ricky Mott v. Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan; Mr. Gallego; Mr. Schell; Deeandra Hardy; Regus City Manager; Park House Plaza LLC; Security Personnel
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-05451
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ricky Mott v. Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Mott failed to comply with filing requirements.
Ricky Mott’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice because he did not provide a current address, submit the required fee application, or pay the filing fee. The opinion does not decide the claims against the defendants.
What happened
Ricky Mott v. Judge Jeffrey S. Zelan involved a complaint against the listed defendants. The court had ordered Mott to provide a current address and either submit an application to file without paying fees or pay the required $405 filing fee.
Mott did not submit the application, pay the filing fee, or provide a current address. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling. The court did not decide the underlying claims.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Mott permission to appeal without paying fees. She directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Mott v. Zelan · No. 1:25-cv-05451
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 29, 2025
Background
On July 8, 2025, the court ordered Ricky Mott to provide a current address within 30 days and either submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Ruling
Mott did not submit the fee application, pay the filing fees, or provide a current address. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion does not address the merits of Mott’s claims against the defendants.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying fees and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.