Perry v. Weill Cornell Medical College
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08504
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Caleb Perry v. Weill Cornell Medical College, Judge Swain ordered Perry to pay fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Caleb Perry, who filed the action without a lawyer, must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepayment within 30 days.
What happened
In Caleb Perry v. Weill Cornell Medical College, Caleb Perry filed a civil action without a lawyer but did not pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without paying them upfront.
The court gave Perry 30 days to pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment. No summons will issue yet, and the case will be processed if he complies; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. The order did not address the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Perry v. Weill Cornell Medical College · No. 1:25-cv-08504
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 24, 2025
Background
Caleb Perry brought this civil action without a lawyer. He submitted the complaint without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Order
The court ordered Perry, within 30 days of the order, to do one of two things: pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment of fees. The application must identify docket number 25-CV-8504 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Perry may proceed without prepaying the fees.
No summons will issue at this time. If Perry complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and disposition
Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. The order does not decide the merits of Perry’s claims against Weill Cornell Medical College.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.