LeDoux v. JPMorgan Chase Bank
- Laura Swain
- 1:25-cv-09751
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jody Ledoux v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, Chief Judge Swain ordered payment or an IFP request within 30 days, or dismissal without prejudice.
Jody Ledoux, whose newly submitted civil action must satisfy the fee or IFP requirement before the case proceeds.
What happened
Jody Ledoux v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. was submitted to the Southern District of New York by email and assigned a docket number. The court had not yet issued a summons or required an answer.
The court ordered Ledoux to pay $405 in fees within 30 days or submit a signed application to proceed without paying the fees upfront. The court said it would take no further action until one of those steps occurred.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the case would be dismissed without prejudice to refiling if Ledoux did not comply or request more time. She also denied permission to proceed without paying fees for any appeal from the order.
The detailed version
- LeDoux v. JPMorgan Chase Bank · No. 1:25-cv-09751
- Laura Swain
- Dec. 1, 2025
Background
Jody Ledoux submitted this civil action to the court by email. The court assigned it docket number 25-CV-9751 (LTS). The order did not address the underlying claims against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Fee or IFP requirement
The court explained that a plaintiff must either pay the required fees or request permission to proceed without paying them upfront. That request is called an application to proceed in forma pauperis, or IFP. The required payment was $405, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee.
The court gave Ledoux 30 days from the date of the order to either pay the fees or complete, sign, and submit the attached IFP application. It stated that no further action would be taken, no summons would issue, and no answer would be required until payment or a completed and signed IFP application was received. If the IFP application were granted, Ledoux could proceed without prepaying the fees.
Ruling and effect
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered Ledoux to pay the fees or submit the IFP application within the allowed period. If Ledoux failed to comply or failed to request an extension, the action would be dismissed without prejudice to refiling. The court also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal.
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