Sandoval v. Rockland County Correctional Facility
- Laura Swain
- 1:26-cv-04912
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Edwin Perez Sandoval v. Rockland County Correctional Facility, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice after filing-fee nonpayment.
Edwin Perez Sandoval's complaint was dismissed without prejudice because he neither submitted the required fee-waiver application nor paid the filing fees. The court also denied fee-free appeal status and directed judgment to be entered.
What happened
In Edwin Perez Sandoval v. Rockland County Correctional Facility, the court had ordered Plaintiff to either submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the required fees within 30 days.
Plaintiff did neither, so the court dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal does not bar refiling. The court also denied permission to appeal without paying fees and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain entered the order on July 17, 2026. The court noted that Plaintiff had not provided a current address, although it appeared he might no longer be at the address on record.
The detailed version
- Sandoval v. Rockland County Correctional Facility · No. 1:26-cv-04912
- Laura Swain
- July 17, 2026
Background
On June 15, 2026, the Court ordered Edwin Perez Sandoval to submit a completed request to proceed without paying filing fees, called an application to proceed in forma pauperis, or to pay the fees required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Ruling
Plaintiff did not submit the fee-waiver application and did not pay the required fees. The Court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The order also directs the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Appeal-fee ruling
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 the appellate filing fees.
Additional note
The Court noted that Plaintiff appeared to no longer be at the address of record but had not supplied a current address.
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