Fields v. New York City Housing Authority
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07292
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Fields v. New York City Housing Authority, Judge Swain ordered payment or an IFP application before the case could proceed.
Damon C. Fields must either pay the $405 filing fees or submit a completed and signed application to proceed without prepaying them; the defendants are not required to respond unless the case proceeds.
What happened
In Damon C. Fields v. New York City Housing Authority, et al., the court ordered Damon C. Fields to pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without paying them upfront.
He has 30 days from September 4, 2025, to comply or request more time. Until then, the court will take no further action, issue no summons, and require no answer from the defendants.
If Fields does not comply, Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. She also denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
The detailed version
- Fields v. New York City Housing Authority · No. 1:25-cv-07292
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 4, 2025
Order
The court directed Damon C. Fields either to pay the $405 filing fees or to submit a completed and signed application to proceed without prepaying the fees. The opinion explains that the $405 consists of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee.
Deadline and Case Status
Fields must comply within 30 days of the order’s date or seek an extension of time. Until the fees are paid or a completed and signed application is received, the court will take no further action, no summons will issue, and the defendants will not be required to answer. If proper payment had already been submitted, the case would proceed once the payment was processed.
If the court grants the application to proceed without prepaying fees, Fields will be allowed to proceed without paying the fees upfront. If he fails to comply or seek an extension within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling.
Appeal
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for purposes of an appeal.
Classification
This is a procedural order concerning payment of filing fees and an application to proceed without prepaying them. It does not decide the underlying claims against the New York City Housing Authority or the other defendants.
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