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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Sept. 3, 2025

Network v. Pandora

Judge
Laura Swain
Docket
1:25-cv-06156
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Global Media Network v. Pandora, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because plaintiffs did not pay the required filing fee.

Who this affects

Global Media Network and William Scales, whose complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and Pandora, the defendant.

What happened

Global Media Network and William Scales sued Pandora. The court had ordered them to pay the $405 filing fee within 30 days and warned that failing to do so would result in dismissal.

They did not pay the fee. The opinion does not describe the claims or explain why the fee was not paid.

Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. She also denied permission to appeal without paying fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Network v. Pandora · No. 1:25-cv-06156
Judge
Laura Swain
Date
Sept. 3, 2025

Background

The court had previously ordered Global Media Network and William Scales to pay the $405 fee required to file a civil action. The plaintiffs were given 30 days to pay and were told that the complaint would be dismissed if they did not comply. The opinion states that they did not pay the fee.

Rulings

The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. “Without prejudice” means the dismissal itself does not bar a later filing, although the opinion does not address any other requirements or potential limits on refiling.

The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying the required fees. Finally, the court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.

Result

Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered an order of dismissal without prejudice. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims against Pandora.

The authoritative version

Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.

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