Jaber v. Hanley
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:24-cv-00998
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
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In Jaber v. Hanley, Judge Swain ordered Jaber to pay $405 or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees within 30 days.
Faouzi Jaber, the plaintiff representing himself, must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying fees.
What happened
In Jaber v. Hanley, Faouzi Jaber filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion states that Jaber was representing himself.
The court ordered Jaber, within 30 days, either to pay $405 in filing and administrative fees 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.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain issued the order on February 14, 2024. She also denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for any appeal from the order.
The detailed version
- Jaber v. Hanley · No. 1:24-cv-00998
- Edgardo Ramos
- Feb. 14, 2024
Background
Faouzi Jaber filed this civil action without paying the required fees and without submitting an application to proceed without prepaying fees. The opinion states that Jaber is representing himself.
Order
The court explained that starting a civil action requires either payment of $405—$350 for the filing fee and $55 for the administrative fee—or a signed application requesting permission to proceed without prepaying fees. The court ordered Jaber to take one of those steps within 30 days of the order.
If Jaber submits the application, the court may allow him to proceed without prepaying the fees. The application must identify docket number 24-CV-0998 (LTS). No summons would issue at that point. If Jaber did not comply within the permitted time, the action would be dismissed.
Appeal-related ruling
The court certified that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to proceed without prepaying fees for purposes of an appeal.
Judge
Laura Taylor Swain, Chief United States District Judge, signed the order.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.