Howard v. Roberts
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-06940
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Latesha Howard v. Roberts, Judge Swain dismissed the action without prejudice because Howard neither paid filing fees nor submitted an IFP application.
Latesha Howard's action was dismissed without prejudice. The opinion does not describe any separate effect on the defendants.
What happened
In Latesha Howard v. Roberts, Jr. et al., the court had ordered Howard to submit an application to proceed without paying the filing fee or pay the $405 filing fee within 30 days.
Howard did neither. The court therefore dismissed the action without prejudice. It also denied permission to proceed without paying fees on any appeal.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment dismissing the action. She also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Howard v. Roberts · No. 1:25-cv-06940
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 4, 2025
Background
On August 29, 2025, the Court ordered Latesha Howard to submit a completed application to proceed without paying the filing fee, called an IFP application, within 30 days, or to pay the $405 in fees required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal.
Howard did not submit an IFP application and did not pay the filing fees.
Ruling
The Court dismissed the action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The Court also certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment dismissing the action.
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