Kopelman v. Walmart Superstore 2637
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08731
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Kopelman v. Walmart Superstore 2637, Judge Swain ordered payment or an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Hannah R. Kopelman, who must pay the required fees or submit a signed application within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action.
What happened
Hannah R. Kopelman v. Walmart Superstore 2637, et al. was filed by Hannah R. Kopelman without a payment or an application to proceed without prepaying court fees. The order states that Kopelman is representing herself.
Within 30 days, Kopelman must either pay $405 or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will issue for now, and the case will be processed if she complies.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the action will be dismissed if Kopelman does not comply. Judge Swain also denied fee-free status for any appeal from this order.
The detailed version
- Kopelman v. Walmart Superstore 2637 · No. 1:25-cv-08731
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 24, 2025
Background
Hannah R. Kopelman brought this civil action representing herself. She submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The court stated that the required fees total $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee.
Order
The court ordered Kopelman, within 30 days of the order’s date, to either pay the $405 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The application must identify docket number 25-CV-8731 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Kopelman may proceed without prepaying the fees.
No summons will issue at this time. If Kopelman complies, the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If she does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed. The court also certified that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.
Disposition
Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered an order directing payment of the fee or submission of an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order does not decide the merits of Kopelman’s claims.
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