Kaid v. Tatum
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-04466
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Kaid v. Tatum, Judge Swain dismissed Saeed Kaid’s complaint without prejudice after he did not pay fees or submit required forms.
Saeed Kaid’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice because he did not submit the required filing-fee waiver and prisoner authorization forms or pay the $402 filing fee. The court also denied permission to appeal without paying fees.
What happened
In Kaid v. Tatum, the court required Saeed Kaid to either pay the fees for filing a civil case or submit forms asking to proceed without paying them. The court also required a prisoner authorization form.
The court had given Kaid thirty days to comply with those requirements. He did not submit the forms or pay the required $402 in fees.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice. She also denied Kaid permission to appeal without paying fees and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Kaid v. Tatum · No. 1:23-cv-04466
- Laura Swain
- July 20, 2023
Background
By an order dated May 31, 2023, the court directed Saeed Kaid to submit a completed application to proceed without paying filing fees, along with a prisoner authorization form, or to pay the $402 required to file a civil action. The order warned that failing to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Ruling
Kaid did not submit the required application and authorization or pay the filing fees. Judge Laura Taylor Swain therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The opinion does not decide the underlying claims.
The court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that any appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without paying fees for an appeal. The Clerk of Court was directed to enter judgment.
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