Global Media Network; William Scales v. Amazon Music
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06153
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Global Media Network v. Amazon Music, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because plaintiffs did not pay required filing fees.
Global Media Network and William Scales, whose complaint against Amazon Music was dismissed without prejudice; any appeal would not receive fee-waiver status.
What happened
In Global Media Network; William Scales v. Amazon Music, the court had ordered the plaintiffs to pay $405 in filing fees within 30 days. The plaintiffs did not pay the fees.
The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling. It also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. The court did not decide the claims' underlying merits.
The detailed version
- Global Media Network; William Scales v. Amazon Music · No. 1:25-cv-06153
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 3, 2025
Background
In an order dated July 30, 2025, the court directed Global Media Network and William Scales to pay the $405 filing fee required to bring a civil action. The order warned that failing to pay would result in dismissal of the complaint. The plaintiffs did not pay the fee.
Ruling
The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion does not address the underlying claims against Amazon Music.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.