Trimm v. Greenhaven Corr. Facility
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-02282
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 5
In Trimm v. Greenhaven Corr. Facility, Judge Swain ordered Dustin J. Trimm to pay fees or submit required forms within 30 days.
Dustin J. Trimm must either pay the required fees or submit the required application and prisoner authorization within 30 days to keep the action moving.
What happened
Trimm v. Greenhaven Corr. Facility concerns Dustin J. Trimm’s civil action, which he filed without paying the required fees or submitting the forms needed to request permission to proceed without prepayment.
The court explained that the total fees are $405: a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Trimm must either pay those fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepaying fees and a prisoner authorization allowing installment deductions from his account.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain ordered Trimm to meet that requirement within 30 days. No summons will issue yet; if Trimm complies, the case will be processed, but if he does not, the action will be dismissed. The court also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
The detailed version
- Trimm v. Greenhaven Corr. Facility · No. 1:24-cv-02282
- Laura Swain
- Apr. 1, 2024
Background
Dustin J. Trimm, who the opinion says is incarcerated at Greenhaven Correctional Facility, filed this civil action without a filing-fee payment, a completed application to proceed without prepaying fees, or a prisoner authorization. He is representing himself.
Court’s Order
The court ordered Trimm, within 30 days of the order, to do one of two things: pay $405 in fees, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee, or submit the attached application to proceed without prepaying fees and the prisoner authorization. The authorization would direct the facility holding him to deduct the $350 filing fee from his account in installments and provide certified account statements for the previous six months. If Trimm submits the forms, they must identify docket number 24-CV-2282 (LTS).
No summons will issue at this time. If Trimm complies, the Clerk’s Office will process the case under its procedures. If he does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed. The court also certified that an appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees. The order does not decide the merits of Trimm’s underlying claims.
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