Delisle v. Rikers Island DOC
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07069
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Delisle v. Rikers Island DOC, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Delisle did not pay fees or submit required forms.
The order dismissed Shawn Delisle's complaint without prejudice. It also denied fee-free status for any appeal and directed entry of judgment; the opinion does not describe any separate relief affecting Rikers Island DOC or Bob Barker Company, Inc.
What happened
In Shawn Delisle v. Rikers Island DOC; Bob Barker Company, Inc., the court had ordered Shawn Delisle to submit forms requesting permission to proceed without paying filing fees or to pay the required $405 fee.
Delisle did neither within the required thirty days. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not permanently bar refiling.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied 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
- Delisle v. Rikers Island DOC · No. 1:25-cv-07069
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 13, 2025
Background
By an order dated September 8, 2025, the court directed Shawn Delisle to do one of two things within thirty days: submit a completed application to proceed without paying the filing fee and a prisoner authorization, or pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal.
Ruling
The court found that Delisle had not submitted the required application and prisoner authorization and had not paid the filing fee. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying fees. It directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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