Abdel v. Department of Corrections
- Laura Swain
- 1:26-cv-04688
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Keshawn Zaire Amir Abdel v. Department of Corrections, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after Abdel failed to file prisoner authorization or pay filing fees.
Keshawn Zaire Amir Abdel’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice because he did not file the required prisoner authorization or pay the filing fees. The court also denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
What happened
In Keshawn Zaire Amir Abdel v. Department of Corrections, the court had ordered Abdel to submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees and a prisoner authorization, or pay the required fees. Abdel submitted the request but did not submit the authorization or pay the fees.
The court’s order said that failing to comply would result in dismissal. The opinion did not address the claims’ merits.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment. Judge Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
The detailed version
- Abdel v. Department of Corrections · No. 1:26-cv-04688
- Laura Swain
- July 17, 2026
Background
By an order dated June 5, 2026, the court directed Keshawn Zaire Amir Abdel to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees and a prisoner authorization, or to pay the fees required to file a civil action. The order warned that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Abdel filed the application but did not file the prisoner authorization and did not pay the required fees.
Ruling
The court dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion does not state that the court considered the merits of the complaint.
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 permission to appeal without paying filing fees. The court also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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