ALI MOORE v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Laura Swain
- 1:26-cv-05621
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ali Moore v. United States, Judge Swain ordered Moore to pay $405 or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Ali Moore, who must either pay the $405 in fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
What happened
In Ali Moore v. United States, Ali Moore filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims.
The court gave Moore 30 days from July 20, 2026, to pay $405 or submit the attached application. No summons will issue at this time, and the case will be processed if Moore complies; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- ALI MOORE v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA · No. 1:26-cv-05621
- Laura Swain
- July 20, 2026
Background
Ali Moore brought this civil action without a lawyer. Moore submitted the complaint without paying the required filing and administrative fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The opinion does not state what claims Moore brought or what relief Moore seeks.
Order
The court explained that filing a civil action requires either payment of $405—consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee—or a signed application requesting permission to proceed without prepaying fees. Within 30 days of the order, Moore must do one of those two things. If Moore submits the application, it should include docket number 1:26-CV-5621 (LTS). The court may allow the case to proceed without prepayment if it grants the application.
No summons will issue at this time. If Moore complies with the order, the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If Moore does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal-Fee Ruling
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. It therefore denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
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