Metreveli v. Flanagan
- Vyskocil
- 1:25-cv-08039
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Tamaz Metreveli v. Bryan Flanagan, Judge Vyskocil ordered payment of the filing fee or an IFP application, warning of dismissal without prejudice.
Tamaz Metreveli must either pay the $5 filing fee or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days; otherwise, the action will be dismissed without prejudice. The respondents are not ordered to take any action by this order.
What happened
Tamaz Metreveli filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus against Bryan Flanagan and other respondents without paying the required filing fee or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered Metreveli, within 30 days, to pay the $5 filing fee or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. If the court approves that application, Metreveli may proceed without paying the fee in advance.
Judge Vyskocil stated that the action will be dismissed without prejudice if Metreveli does not comply within the deadline. She also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, finding that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Metreveli v. Flanagan · No. 1:25-cv-08039
- Vyskocil
- Oct. 8, 2025
Background
Tamaz Metreveli, proceeding without a lawyer, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims in the petition. A habeas petitioner in this court must either pay the $5 filing fee or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying court fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
Metreveli submitted the petition without the filing fee and without an IFP application. The court ordered him to take one of those two steps within 30 days of the order's date. If he submits an IFP application and the court grants it, he may proceed without prepaying the filing fee. The application should identify docket number 25-CV-8039 (MKV).
Disposition
Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil ordered payment of the fee or submission of the IFP application. The order states that the action will be dismissed without prejudice if Metreveli does not comply within the permitted time. The court also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. The order does not decide the substance of Metreveli's habeas petition.
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