Singleton El Bey v. People of the State of New York
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:24-cv-02208
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 4
In Singleton El Bey v. People of New York, Chief Judge Swain ordered payment or an IFP application within 30 days.
The order affects Marzallah Martin-Drew Singleton El Bey, who must either pay the required fees or submit an IFP application within 30 days to avoid dismissal of the action.
What happened
Marzallah Martin-Drew Singleton El Bey v. People of the State of New York is a civil case filed without the required filing fees or an application to proceed without prepaying them. The plaintiff is representing themself without a lawyer.
The court ordered the plaintiff, within 30 days, either to pay $405 in fees or submit a signed application showing inability to pay. The court also directed that no summons be issued for now.
If the plaintiff does not comply, the action will be dismissed; if the plaintiff complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Singleton El Bey v. People of the State of New York · No. 1:24-cv-02208
- Ronnie Abrams
- Mar. 26, 2024
Background
The plaintiff brought this civil action without a lawyer. The complaint was submitted without the required filing fees and without an application to proceed without prepaying fees, commonly called an IFP application.
Court’s Order
The court ordered the plaintiff to do one of two things within 30 days of the order: pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or submit a signed IFP application. If the court grants the application, the plaintiff may proceed without paying the fees in advance.
The court directed that no summons issue at that time. If the plaintiff complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If the plaintiff does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal and Disposition
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. This order addressed filing fees and access to the court; it did not decide the underlying claims. Chief United States District Judge Laura Taylor Swain signed the order.
Read the full 4-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.