Marom v. Town of Greenburgh
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-00232
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Marom v. Town of Greenburgh, Judge Swain ordered payment or an application to proceed without paying fees within 30 days, and no summons issued.
Michael Marom, who must either pay $402 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days; the order also affects any attempted appeal by denying IFP status for that appeal.
What happened
In Marom v. Town of Greenburgh, Michael Marom filed a civil action without a lawyer but did not pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without paying them upfront.
The court gave Marom 30 days to pay $402 in filing and administrative fees or submit a signed application providing financial information. The order stated that the case would be dismissed if he did not comply, and that no summons would issue at that time.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to appeal without paying fees, finding that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith. The order did not decide the underlying claims.
The detailed version
- Marom v. Town of Greenburgh · No. 1:23-cv-00232
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 25, 2023
Background
Michael Marom filed this civil action without a lawyer. The opinion states that he submitted the complaint without paying the required fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
The court ordered Marom, within 30 days of January 25, 2023, to do one of two things: pay $402 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee, or submit a signed IFP application. The application requested information about employment, income, assets, expenses, dependents, and debts. If the court grants the application, Marom may proceed without paying the fees upfront.
No summons was to issue at that time. The order stated that, if Marom complied, the case would be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures. If he did not comply within the allowed period, the action would be dismissed.
Appeal and Disposition
The court certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. Judge Laura Taylor Swain’s order addressed filing requirements and did not reach the merits of the underlying claims.
Classification
This is a procedural order because it addressed payment of filing fees and an application to proceed without prepayment, rather than deciding the underlying dispute.
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