Biguvu v. JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- Gregory Woods
- 1:23-cv-06026
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Biguvu v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Judge Swain ordered payment or an IFP application before the case could proceed.
Paul Biguvu, who must either pay the required fees or submit an IFP application for the action to proceed.
What happened
In Biguvu v. JP Morgan Chase & Co., Paul Biguvu filed the action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion says he was representing himself.
The court ordered Biguvu, within 30 days, to pay $402 or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees. No summons would be issued at that time, and the action would be dismissed if he did not comply. If the application were granted, he could proceed without paying the fees in advance.
Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying appeal fees.
The detailed version
- Biguvu v. JP Morgan Chase & Co. · No. 1:23-cv-06026
- Gregory Woods
- Aug. 7, 2023
Background
Paul Biguvu brought the action representing himself. The complaint was submitted without the required filing fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Order
The court explained that beginning a civil action required either payment of $402—$350 for the filing fee and $52 for the administrative fee—or submission of a signed IFP application under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The court gave Biguvu 30 days from the order’s date to pay the fees or submit the application, labeled with docket number 23-CV-6026.
The order stated that, if the court granted the IFP application, Biguvu could proceed without paying the fees in advance. No summons would be issued at that time. If Biguvu did not comply within the allowed period, the action would be dismissed. The order did not decide the underlying claims against JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Appeal
The court certified that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. The order was signed by Laura Taylor Swain, Chief United States District Judge.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.