Lewis v. Karas
- Colleen McMahon
- 1:20-cv-07532
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lewis v. Karas, Judge McMahon ordered Regina Lewis to pay fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days.
Regina Lewis was required to pay the fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days; the case would be dismissed if she did not comply.
What happened
In Lewis v. Karas, Regina Lewis filed a case against Kenneth M. Karas without a lawyer, but did not pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without paying them upfront.
The court gave Lewis 30 days to pay $400, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $50 administrative fee, or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons would be issued at that time.
Judge Colleen McMahon ordered the clerk to mail the order to Lewis and stated that the case would be processed if Lewis complied. If she did not comply on time, the action would be dismissed. The court also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Lewis v. Karas · No. 1:20-cv-07532
- Colleen McMahon
- Sept. 15, 2020
Background
Regina Lewis brought this civil action without a lawyer. She submitted a complaint but did not pay the required filing and administrative fees and did not submit an application to proceed without prepayment of fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
The court ordered Lewis, within 30 days of the order, to either pay $400 in fees—$350 for the filing fee and $50 for the administrative fee—or submit a signed IFP application labeled with the case docket number. If the court grants the IFP application, Lewis may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
The court directed the clerk to mail Lewis a copy of the order and record service on the docket. It ordered that no summons issue at that time. The case would be processed under the clerk’s procedures if Lewis complied; if she failed to comply within the allowed time, the action would be dismissed.
Appeal
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal.
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