Lavi v. Bank Negara Indonesia Branch
- Vernon Broderick
- 1:22-cv-06000
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Lavi v. Bank Negara Indonesia Branch, Judge Swain ordered payment or an IFP application within 30 days, or dismissal.
Pierre Lavi, who must either pay the $402 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days, or the action will be dismissed; Bank Negara Indonesia Branch is the defendant in the action.
What happened
In Lavi v. Bank Negara Indonesia Branch, Pierre Lavi brought a civil action without a lawyer but did not submit the required fees or an application to proceed without paying them upfront.
The court ordered Lavi, within 30 days, either to pay $402 in filing and administrative fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons would issue at that time, and the action would be dismissed if Lavi did not comply.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Lavi v. Bank Negara Indonesia Branch · No. 1:22-cv-06000
- Vernon Broderick
- July 25, 2022
Background
Pierre Lavi filed a civil action against Bank Negara Indonesia Branch without a lawyer. The complaint was submitted without the required filing fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Court’s Order
The court explained that proceeding with a civil action required either payment of $402—consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee—or submission of a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. Within 30 days of the order, Lavi was required to do one of those two things. If he submitted the application, it had to identify docket number 22-CV-6000.
The court stated that, if it granted the application, Lavi would be allowed to proceed without paying the fees upfront. No summons would issue at that time. If Lavi failed to comply within the allowed period, the action would be dismissed. The opinion does not state whether Lavi later paid the fees or submitted the application.
Appeal and Disposition
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. The order directed Lavi to pay the required fees or submit the application; it did not decide the underlying claims against Bank Negara Indonesia Branch.
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