Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-07078
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC; Bob Barker Company Inc., Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Edwards neither paid the fees nor submitted required forms.
Amad Edwards's civil action against Rikers Island DOC and Bob Barker Company Inc. was dismissed without prejudice; the court also denied permission to appeal without paying the required fee.
What happened
In Amad Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC; Bob Barker Company Inc., the court had ordered Edwards to submit forms requesting permission to proceed without paying the filing fee and authorizing deductions from a prisoner account, or to pay the required $405 fee.
The September 8, 2025 order gave Edwards thirty days and warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal. Edwards did not submit the forms or pay the fee.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the clerk to enter judgment. She also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying the fee.
The detailed version
- Edwards v. Rikers Island DOC · No. 1:25-cv-07078
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 13, 2025
Background
By order dated September 8, 2025, the court directed Amad Edwards, within thirty days, either to submit a completed application to proceed without paying the filing fee and a prisoner authorization or to pay the $405 required filing fee for a civil action. The court warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Compliance and Ruling
Edwards did not submit the required application and prisoner authorization and did not pay the filing fee. Judge Laura Taylor Swain therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court directed the clerk to enter judgment.
Appeal-Fee Ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without paying the required fee.
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