Cruzado v. Blanche
- Laura Swain
- 1:26-cv-03554
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Anthony Nelson Cruzado v. Todd Blanche, Judge Swain dismissed the action without prejudice after Cruzado neither submitted authorization nor paid filing fees.
Anthony Nelson Cruzado’s action against Todd Blanche and the other named defendants; the court also denied Cruzado’s pending motion and permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal.
What happened
Anthony Nelson Cruzado sued Todd Blanche and others in federal court. The court had ordered Cruzado to submit a completed prisoner authorization or pay the required filing fees within 30 days.
Cruzado did neither. The court therefore dismissed the action without prejudice and denied his pending motion, identified as ECF 3. The court also directed the clerk to enter judgment dismissing the action.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain further ruled that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Cruzado permission to proceed without paying appeal fees.
The detailed version
- Cruzado v. Blanche · No. 1:26-cv-03554
- Laura Swain
- July 17, 2026
Background
By an order dated May 8, 2026, the court directed Anthony Nelson Cruzado, within 30 days, to submit a completed prisoner authorization or pay the fees required to file a civil action. The order warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Cruzado did not file the prisoner authorization or pay the required fees.
Ruling
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the action without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also denied Cruzado’s pending motion, directed the clerk to terminate ECF 3, and ordered the clerk to enter a judgment dismissing the action.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to proceed without paying the required fees for an appeal.
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