Voruganti v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-05560
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Voruganti v. Bankers Standard, Judge Swain ordered the pro se plaintiff to pay $402 or request permission to proceed without prepaying fees.
Puru Voruganti must, within 30 days, either pay $402 in fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The case may be dismissed if Voruganti does not comply.
What happened
In Voruganti v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company, Puru Voruganti filed a lawsuit without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The court said the required fees total $402.
Within 30 days, Voruganti must either pay the $402 or submit a signed application showing an inability to pay. If the court approves the application, Voruganti may proceed without paying the fees in advance. No summons will issue yet, and the action will be dismissed if Voruganti does not comply on time.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also stated that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Voruganti v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company · No. 1:23-cv-05560
- Laura Swain
- July 26, 2023
Background
Puru Voruganti brought this action without a lawyer. The complaint was submitted without the required filing fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an application to proceed in forma pauperis.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Voruganti, within 30 days of the order, to do one of two things: pay $402 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee, or submit the attached signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. The application must identify docket number 23-CV-5560 (LTS). Approval of the application would allow Voruganti to proceed without paying the fees in advance; submitting it alone does not establish that permission.
The court directed that no summons issue at that time. It stated that, if Voruganti complies, the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures, but if Voruganti does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and Disposition
The court certified that any appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. This order addressed the payment or fee-waiver requirement; it did not decide the underlying claims described in the complaint.
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