Jackson v. Department of Corrections
Stephanie Lea Jackson v. Department of Corrections; Almadovar; Cruz; Miller; McKenzie
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07146
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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Jackson v. Department of Corrections was dismissed without prejudice for nonpayment, and Judge Swain denied fee-waiver status for an appeal.
Stephanie Lea Jackson’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice because she did not submit the required prisoner authorization or pay the $405 filing fee. Her request to appeal without paying the required fees was also denied.
What happened
In Stephanie Lea Jackson v. Department of Corrections, the court had ordered Jackson to file a completed prisoner authorization or pay the $405 filing fee within 30 days.
Jackson did neither. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling on that basis.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Jackson permission to appeal without paying the required fees. The Clerk was directed to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Jackson v. Department of Corrections · No. 1:25-cv-07146
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 31, 2025
Background
By order dated August 29, 2025, the Court directed Stephanie Lea Jackson, within 30 days, either to submit a completed prisoner authorization or to pay the $405 required filing fee for a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Court’s action
Jackson did not file the prisoner authorization or pay the filing fee. The Court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. This disposition was based on the filing requirement and did not decide the underlying claims.
The Court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to proceed without paying the required fees for an appeal. The Court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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