Shteierman v. Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C.

Background

Yitzchok Shteierman submitted this action to the Southern District of New York by email against Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. The court explained that a plaintiff starting a civil action must either pay the required fees or request permission to proceed without prepaying them. The court identified the total fees as $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee.

Order

The court gave Shteierman 30 days from the date of the order to pay the fees or complete, sign, and submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis (without prepaying court fees). The order provided payment instructions and stated that no further action would be taken, no summons would issue, and no answer would be required until payment or a completed application was received.

If Shteierman complies, the clerk's office will process the case. If the court grants the fee-waiver application, he may proceed without prepaying the fees. The order also states that any proper payment submitted before the order would allow the case to proceed once processed.

Disposition

The court did not decide the underlying dispute with Qatar Airways. It ordered Shteierman to pay the fees or submit the fee-waiver application. If he fails to comply within the allowed time, or fails to request an extension, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal.