Grant v. Thomas
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-04800
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Edwin Grant v. C.O. Thomas, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Grant neither submitted prisoner authorization nor paid the required filing fees.
Edwin Grant: his complaint was dismissed without prejudice. The order did not address the claims against the named defendants.
What happened
In Edwin Grant v. C.O. Thomas, the court had ordered Edwin Grant to submit a completed prisoner authorization or pay the $405 filing fees within 30 days.
Grant did neither. The order had warned that failing to comply would lead to dismissal, and the court dismissed the complaint without prejudice.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied Grant permission to appeal without paying fees, finding that any appeal would not be taken in good faith, and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Grant v. Thomas · No. 1:25-cv-04800
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 13, 2025
Background
On June 16, 2025, the court ordered Edwin Grant to submit a completed prisoner authorization or pay the $405.00 filing fees required to bring a civil action. The order stated that failure to comply within 30 days would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Grant did not submit the authorization or pay the fees.
Ruling
The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. “Without prejudice” means the dismissal itself does not bar refiling, although the opinion does not describe any requirements for doing so. The court did not address the underlying claims.
Appeal and Judgment
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Grant permission to appeal without paying the required fees. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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