Bey v. John/Jane Doe
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-03222
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Bey v. John/Jane Doe, Judge Swain ordered Genesis Bey to pay $402 or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Genesis Bey, who must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them within 30 days; the case will be dismissed if Bey does not comply.
What happened
In Bey v. John/Jane Doe, Genesis Bey filed the case without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion identifies Bey as representing themself.
The court ordered Bey, within 30 days, to either pay $402 or submit a signed application showing an inability to pay. No summons will be issued at this time.
Judge Swain ordered that the case will be processed if Bey complies and will be dismissed if Bey does not. The court also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Bey v. John/Jane Doe · No. 1:23-cv-03222
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 19, 2023
Background
Genesis Bey filed this civil action without paying the required filing fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The order states that Bey is proceeding without a lawyer.
Order
The court explained that starting a civil action requires either payment of $402—consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee—or a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The court ordered Bey to take one of those steps within 30 days of April 19, 2023. If Bey submits the application, it must identify docket number 23-CV-3222 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Bey may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
Disposition
The court ordered that no summons issue at this time. It stated that the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures if Bey complies with the order, and that the action will be dismissed if Bey does not comply within the allowed time. Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.