Voruganti v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-05560
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Voruganti v. Bankers Standard, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Voruganti neither paid filing fees nor submitted an IFP application.
Puru Voruganti’s complaint against Bankers Standard Insurance Company was dismissed without prejudice because he did not pay the filing fee or submit the required application to proceed without paying it.
What happened
In Voruganti v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company, the court required Puru Voruganti to either pay the $402 filing fee or submit an application to proceed without paying it because of financial hardship.
The court’s earlier order gave Voruganti 30 days to comply and warned that the complaint would be dismissed if he did not. Voruganti did not submit the application or pay the fee.
Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning it was not permanently barred on this order. She also terminated the other pending matters, entered judgment, and denied payment-free status for any appeal.
The detailed version
- Voruganti v. Bankers Standard Insurance Company · No. 1:23-cv-05560
- Laura Swain
- Sept. 18, 2023
Background
Puru Voruganti sued Bankers Standard Insurance Company. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims. On July 26, 2023, the Court ordered Voruganti to submit a completed application to proceed without paying the filing fee, commonly called an in forma pauperis application, or to pay the $402 fee required to file a civil action. The order gave Voruganti 30 days and stated that failure to comply would result in dismissal.
Ruling
Voruganti did not submit the application or pay the filing fee. The Court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915. The order also terminated all other pending matters and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
The Court certified under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied payment-free status for purposes of an appeal. The order did not decide the merits of Voruganti’s claims against Bankers Standard Insurance Company.
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