Ng v. Amguard Insurance Company

Background

Matthew Ng submitted this civil action against Amguard Insurance Company to the court by email. The court assigned the action docket number 25-CV-7855 (LTS). The opinion does not address the underlying dispute between Ng and Amguard Insurance Company.

Fee or IFP requirement

To proceed with the civil action, Ng must either pay the required $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying the fees. The opinion states that the $405 consists of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Ng has 30 days from the date of the order to complete one of these options.

The order gives payment instructions, including that mailed payment must be by money order or certified check, payable to the Clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and must include the docket number. The order also states that payment may be made in person at the courthouse by credit card, money order, certified check, or cash.

Effect of the order

The court directed that no further action would be taken, and no summons would issue or answer would be required, until the fees were paid or a completed and signed application to proceed without prepayment was received. If the application is granted, Ng may proceed without prepaying the fees. If proper payment had already been submitted, the case would proceed after the payment was processed.

If Ng fails to comply within the allowed time, or fails to request an extension of time, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.