Nathanie Perez E Gonzalez v. The City of New York et al.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08691
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Nathaniel Perez E Gonzalez v. City of New York, Judge Swain ordered payment or an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
The pro se plaintiff, Nathaniel Perez E Gonzalez; the case has not yet proceeded to summons issuance.
What happened
Nathaniel Perez E Gonzalez v. The City of New York et al. was filed without the required fees or an application to proceed without prepaying them. The court said the plaintiff must pay $405 or submit a signed application within 30 days of the order.
The court directed that no summons be issued yet. If the plaintiff complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case; if not, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Nathanie Perez E Gonzalez v. The City of New York et al. · No. 1:25-cv-08691
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 23, 2025
Background
The plaintiff brought the action without a lawyer. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. The plaintiff submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Order
The court explained that filing a civil action requires either payment of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, for a total of $405, or a signed application to proceed without prepayment of fees. Within 30 days of the order, the plaintiff must do one of those two things. If the plaintiff submits the application, it must identify docket number 25-CV-8691 (LTS). The court stated that granting the application would allow the plaintiff to proceed without prepaying fees.
No summons will issue at this time. If the plaintiff complies with the order, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If the plaintiff does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal ruling
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. The court therefore denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.