Ravi v. Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc.
- Gregory Woods
- 1:21-cv-02223
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Ravi v. Citigroup, Judge McMahon denied the plaintiffs’ fee-waiver applications, ordered payment of $402 within 30 days, and warned of dismissal.
Umashankar Ravi and Saritha Ravi must pay $402 within 30 days or the action will be dismissed. They also cannot proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal from this order.
What happened
In Ravi v. Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc., Umashankar Ravi and Saritha Ravi asked to proceed without paying court fees upfront. The opinion says they had sufficient assets to pay those fees.
The court denied their applications to proceed without prepaying fees and ordered them to pay $402 within 30 days: a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee. The court said the case would be dismissed if they did not pay on time.
Chief United States District Judge Colleen McMahon also found that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied fee-free status for an appeal.
The detailed version
- Ravi v. Citigroup Global Markets Holdings, Inc. · No. 1:21-cv-02223
- Gregory Woods
- Mar. 19, 2021
Background
Umashankar Ravi and Saritha Ravi applied for permission to proceed without prepaying court fees. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), a court may allow a person who cannot afford the fees to proceed without paying them in advance. The opinion states that the plaintiffs had sufficient assets to pay the required fees.
Ruling
The court denied the plaintiffs’ applications to proceed without prepayment of fees. It ordered them to pay $402 within 30 days of the order: a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee. The court stated that the action would be dismissed if the plaintiffs did not comply within that time.
The court also 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 proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. Chief United States District Judge Colleen McMahon issued the order.
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