Williams v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
- Laura Swain
- 1:22-cv-08633
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Williams v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation, Judge Swain ordered payment of the filing fee or submission of an IFP application within 30 days.
Shartisha N. Williams must either pay $402 in fees or submit a signed IFP application within 30 days. The case will be dismissed if she does not comply, and no summons will issue until then.
What happened
Shartisha N. Williams filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The case is against New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation and other defendants.
The court ordered Williams, within 30 days, either to pay $402 in filing and administrative fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment. No summons will issue yet, and the case will be processed if Williams complies; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for an appeal. The order did not address the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Williams v. New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation · No. 1:22-cv-08633
- Laura Swain
- Oct. 25, 2022
Background
Shartisha N. Williams filed this action without a lawyer. She submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
The court stated that filing a civil action required payment of $402: a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee. Within 30 days of the order, Williams was required either to pay those fees or submit the attached signed IFP application. If the court grants the application, Williams may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
No summons was authorized at that time. If Williams complies with the order, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If she does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and disposition
The order did not decide the underlying claims against New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation or the other defendants. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.