Haigh v. Graysons Solicitors LLP
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08090
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Alexander Haigh v. Graysons Solicitors, Chief Judge Swain ordered the pro se plaintiff to pay $405 or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Alexander Haigh, who filed the action without a lawyer; the case will not proceed to summons issuance unless he pays the fees or submits the required application, and the action will be dismissed if he does not comply within 30 days.
What happened
In Alexander Haigh v. Graysons Solicitors LLP et al., Alexander Haigh filed a civil complaint without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them.
The court ordered Haigh, within 30 days, to pay $405 or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will issue yet, and the action will be dismissed if he does not comply. The court also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order on October 8, 2025. The order addressed filing requirements and did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Haigh v. Graysons Solicitors LLP · No. 1:25-cv-08090
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 8, 2025
Background
Alexander Haigh brought the action without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required filing fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
The court stated that a civil action requires payment of $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Alternatively, the plaintiff may request permission to proceed without prepaying fees by submitting a signed IFP application.
The court ordered Haigh to do one of those two things within 30 days of the order. If he submits the application, it must identify docket number 25-CV-8090 (LTS). If the court grants the application, he may proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will issue at this time. If Haigh does not comply within the allowed period, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and disposition
The court certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order. The order did not address the merits of Haigh's claims.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.