Collins v. Clinq Care Health Home
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07752
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Judge Swain ordered Caroline Collins v. Clinq Care Health Home’s pro se plaintiff to pay fees or submit a fee-waiver application.
Caroline Collins must either pay the required fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying them within 30 days; the case will be dismissed if she does not comply. Clinq Care Health Home is the named defendant.
What happened
In Caroline Collins v. Clinq Care Health Home, Caroline Collins filed the case without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without paying them. The order does not describe the underlying claims.
Within 30 days, Collins must either pay $405 in filing and administrative fees or submit a signed application asking to proceed without prepaying fees. If the court approves the application, she may proceed without paying the fees in advance. No summons will issue yet.
The order says the case will be processed by the Clerk’s Office if Collins complies and will be dismissed if she does not comply on time. Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal from this order would not qualify for fee-free status because it would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Collins v. Clinq Care Health Home · No. 1:25-cv-07752
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 22, 2025
Background
Caroline Collins brought this action against Clinq Care Health Home without a lawyer. The opinion does not describe the claims or the underlying dispute. Collins submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees, known as an IFP application.
Order
The court explained that filing a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Instead of paying those fees, a plaintiff may request permission to proceed without prepaying them by submitting a signed IFP application under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915.
The court ordered Collins, within 30 days of the order, to do one of two things: pay the $405 in fees or submit the attached IFP application. If she submits the application, it must include docket number 1:25-CV-7752 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Collins will be permitted to proceed without prepaying the fees.
Effect of the Order
No summons will issue at this time. If Collins complies with the order, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If she does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed. The court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.
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