Zaerpour v. UBS Group AG
- Laura Swain
- 1:22-cv-07232
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Zaerpour v. UBS Group AG, Chief Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Plaintiff neither paid filing fees nor submitted an IFP application.
Soheil Zaerpour’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice because he did not submit the required application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the filing fees. The court also denied permission to proceed without paying fees on appeal.
What happened
In Zaerpour v. UBS Group AG, the court required Plaintiff to either submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $402 filing fee.
The court’s December 2, 2022 order set a December 12 deadline and warned that failing to comply would lead to dismissal. Plaintiff did neither.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice. She also denied permission to proceed without paying fees on appeal and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Zaerpour v. UBS Group AG · No. 1:22-cv-07232
- Laura Swain
- Dec. 21, 2022
Background
The court’s December 2, 2022 order directed Soheil Zaerpour to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees or pay the $402 required to file a civil action. The order set a December 12, 2022 deadline and stated that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Plaintiff’s Compliance
The opinion states that Plaintiff did not submit the application or pay the filing fees.
Ruling
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court also certified that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The court directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
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