Oladokun v. Warden D. Rickard
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07674
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Oladayo Oladokun v. Warden D. Rickard, Judge Swain ordered payment of the fee or an application to proceed without prepayment within 30 days.
Oladayo Oladokun, whose habeas petition must be accompanied by the $5 filing fee or a signed application to proceed without prepayment within 30 days.
What happened
Oladayo Oladokun v. Warden D. Rickard concerns a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Oladayo Oladokun without a lawyer. The petition was filed under a federal law, but the opinion does not describe the underlying challenge.
The court said Oladokun must either pay the $5 filing fee or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment of the fee within 30 days. The court did not require a response from the Warden at this time. If Oladokun does not comply by the deadline, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be considered to have been taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying an appeal fee. This order did not decide the petition's underlying merits.
The detailed version
- Oladokun v. Warden D. Rickard · No. 1:25-cv-07674
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 17, 2025
Background
Oladayo Oladokun, proceeding without a lawyer, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The opinion does not state what specific issue the petition raises. Oladokun submitted the petition without paying the $5 filing fee and without submitting an application to proceed in forma pauperis, meaning without prepaying the filing fee.
Order
The court ordered Oladokun, within 30 days of the order's date, to do one of two things: pay the $5 filing fee or complete and submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment of the fee. If the application is granted, Oladokun may proceed without prepaying the fee. The court directed that the application identify docket number 25-CV-7674 (LTS).
The court stated that no answer from the Warden was required at that time. If Oladokun complies, the Clerk's Office will process the case under its procedures. If Oladokun does not comply within the allowed period, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to proceed without prepaying the fee for an appeal.
Classification
This is a procedural order addressing payment of the filing fee or an application to proceed without prepayment. The court did not reach the merits of the habeas petition.
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