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S.D.N.Y.Procedural orderFiled Aug. 23, 2022

Ingram IV v. Cuomo

Judge
Edgardo Ramos
Docket
1:22-cv-05067
Court
U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
Pages
1
Civil Procedure
In one sentence

In Ingram IV v. Cuomo, Judge Ramos dismissed the case because Ingram IV neither paid the filing fee nor requested permission to proceed without prepayment.

Who this affects

Wilbert Ingram IV's case was dismissed after he did not pay the filing fee or request authorization to proceed without prepayment. The court also denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal.

What happened

In Ingram IV v. Cuomo, the court had directed Wilbert Ingram IV to pay the civil filing fee or request permission to proceed without paying it in advance within 30 days.

The court found that Ingram had not complied with that direction and dismissed the case. The opinion does not state whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice.

Judge Edgardo Ramos also denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. The clerk was directed to mail the order to Ingram and close the case.

The detailed version

For law students, journalists, and other readers who want the full reasoning

Case
Ingram IV v. Cuomo · No. 1:22-cv-05067
Judge
Edgardo Ramos
Date
Aug. 23, 2022

Background

On June 22, 2022, the court ordered Wilbert Ingram IV to either pay the civil filing fee or request authorization to proceed without prepayment of fees within 30 days. As of August 23, 2022, Ingram had not complied with that order.

Ruling

The court dismissed the case. The opinion does not specify whether the dismissal was with or without prejudice. The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. Judge Edgardo Ramos directed the clerk to mail a copy of the order to Ingram and close the case.

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