Wright v. Mail Media Inc.
- Andrew Carter
- 1:23-cv-07124
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Wright v. Mail Media Inc., Judge Swain ordered Hillary Wright to pay $402 or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
Hillary Wright must either pay the required fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action. The defendants were not required to respond at this stage, and no summons issued.
What happened
In Wright v. Mail Media Inc., Hillary Wright filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them.
The court gave Wright 30 days to either pay $402 or submit a signed application explaining why she cannot pay. No summons will issue yet, and the case will be processed if she complies; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also ruled that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Wright v. Mail Media Inc. · No. 1:23-cv-07124
- Andrew Carter
- Sept. 5, 2023
Background
Hillary Wright brought this civil action without a lawyer. She submitted the complaint but did not pay the required filing and administrative fees and did not submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Wright, within 30 days of the order, to do one of two things: pay $402, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $52 administrative fee, or submit a signed IFP application. The application must identify docket number 23-CV-7124 (LTS). If the court grants the application, Wright may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
The court directed that no summons issue at that time. If Wright complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If she does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal
The court certified under federal law that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied IFP status for purposes of an appeal. The order did not decide the underlying claims against Mail Media Inc. or the other defendants.
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