Gaskey v. Donald John Trump
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07011
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Camilla Gaskey v. Donald John Trump, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Gaskey neither paid filing fees nor submitted an IFP request.
Camilla Gaskey's complaint was dismissed without prejudice because she did not submit the required request to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $405 filing fee. The court also denied permission to proceed without paying fees on appeal.
What happened
In Camilla Gaskey v. Donald John Trump, the court had ordered Gaskey to submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the required $405 filing fee.
Gaskey did neither within the required thirty-day period. The opinion does not describe the claims in the complaint.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. She also denied permission to proceed without paying fees on appeal after certifying that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Gaskey v. Donald John Trump · No. 1:25-cv-07011
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 10, 2025
Background
By an order dated September 26, 2025, the court directed Camilla Gaskey to do one of two things within thirty days: submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees, or pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The earlier order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal. Gaskey did not submit the request or pay the fees.
Ruling
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion does not describe the complaint's underlying claims or reach their merits. The court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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. As a result, it denied permission to proceed without paying fees for purposes of an appeal.
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