Woodson v. McCoy
- Laura Swain
- 1:22-cv-07230
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Woodson v. McCoy, Judge Swain ordered Kenneth H. Woodson to pay fees or submit an application to proceed without prepayment.
Kenneth H. Woodson, who must either pay the required fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action.
What happened
In Woodson v. McCoy, Kenneth H. Woodson filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepayment. The order says he is representing himself.
The court gave Woodson 30 days to pay $402 in filing and administrative fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment. No summons will issue at this time.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered that the case will be processed if Woodson complies, but it will be dismissed if he does not. She also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, finding that any appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Woodson v. McCoy · No. 1:22-cv-07230
- Laura Swain
- Aug. 25, 2022
Background
Kenneth H. Woodson filed this civil action without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order states that Woodson is representing himself.
Order
The court explained that filing the action requires either payment of $402—$350 for the filing fee and $52 for the administrative fee—or a signed application requesting permission to proceed without prepayment of fees. The court directed Woodson, within 30 days of the order, to take one of those actions. If he submits the application, it must identify docket number 22-CV-7230 (LTS).
No summons will issue at this time. If Woodson complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal
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 prepaying fees.
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