Horus Express Trust by its Trustee/Beneficiary Clarence-Dennis: Sui Generis v…
Horus Express Trust by its Trustee/Beneficiary Clarence-Dennis: Sui Generis v. J.P. Morgan Chase, N.A., et al.
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-08746
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Horus Express Trust v. J.P. Morgan Chase, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Plaintiff neither paid filing fees nor submitted an IFP application.
The complaint brought by Horus Express Trust was dismissed without prejudice. The court also denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal and directed entry of judgment.
What happened
In Horus Express Trust by its Trustee/Beneficiary Clarence-Dennis: Sui Generis v. J.P. Morgan Chase, N.A., et al., the court had ordered Plaintiff to either submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the required $405 filing fee.
Plaintiff did neither within the required thirty days. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling. The court also denied a request to proceed without paying fees for any appeal and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order on December 2, 2025.
The detailed version
- Horus Express Trust by its Trustee/Beneficiary Clarence-Dennis: Sui Generis v… · No. 1:25-cv-08746
- Laura Swain
- Dec. 2, 2025
Background
By an order dated October 24, 2025, the court directed Plaintiff to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $405 required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Court’s ruling
Plaintiff did not submit the application or pay the filing fee. The court 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 proceed without paying fees for purposes of an appeal. It directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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