Williams v. Muran
- Laura Swain
- 1:23-cv-10042
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Williams v. Muran, Judge Swain dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Williams neither submitted authorization nor paid the filing fees.
Tearre M. Williams’s complaint was dismissed without prejudice, and fee-waiver status for an appeal was denied.
What happened
In Williams v. Muran, the court had ordered Tearre M. Williams to submit an updated prisoner authorization or pay the required filing fees within 30 days.
Williams did neither. The court therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice, meaning the dismissal did not bar refiling.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied fee-waiver status for any appeal and directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
The detailed version
- Williams v. Muran · No. 1:23-cv-10042
- Laura Swain
- Jan. 11, 2024
Background
The court had previously ordered Tearre M. Williams to submit an updated prisoner authorization or pay the $402.00 filing fee required at that time. The order gave Williams 30 days to comply and stated that failing to do so would result in dismissal of the complaint.
Court’s ruling
The court found that Williams had not submitted the updated authorization or paid the required fees. It therefore dismissed the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914 and 1915.
The court certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith and denied Williams fee-waiver status for purposes of an appeal. It also directed the Clerk of Court to enter judgment.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.