Shteierman v. Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08043
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Shteierman v. Qatar Airways, Chief Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Shteierman neither paid filing fees nor sought a fee waiver.
The complaint brought by Yitzchok Shteierman against Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. was dismissed without prejudice because Shteierman neither paid the filing fee nor submitted an application to proceed without paying it.
What happened
In Yitzchok Shteierman v. Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C., the court had ordered Shteierman to submit an application to proceed without paying court fees or pay the required $405 filing fee within 30 days. The order warned that failing to do so would lead to dismissal.
Shteierman did neither. The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling, and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Shteierman v. Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C. · No. 1:25-cv-08043
- Laura Swain
- Nov. 25, 2025
Background
By an order dated October 3, 2025, the court directed Yitzchok Shteierman either to submit a completed application to proceed without paying court fees, called an in forma pauperis application, or to pay the $405 filing fee required for a civil action. The order gave Shteierman 30 days and stated that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Ruling
The court found that Shteierman had not submitted the application or paid the fee. It therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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 fee-free status for purposes of an appeal.
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