Song v. Virgil
- Laura Swain
- 1:24-cv-03820
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Song v. Virgil, Judge Swain ordered Eugenia Song to pay filing fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them.
Eugenia Song, who must either pay the required fees or submit an application to proceed without prepaying them for the case to continue processing.
What happened
In Song v. Virgil, Eugenia Song filed a civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion states that she is representing herself.
The court gave Song 30 days to pay the fees or submit a signed application. No summons will issue yet, and the case will be processed if she complies; otherwise, the action will be dismissed.
Judge Laura Taylor Swain also denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees, finding that an appeal would not be taken in good faith.
The detailed version
- Song v. Virgil · No. 1:24-cv-03820
- Laura Swain
- May 22, 2024
Background
Eugenia Song filed this civil action without paying the required fees or submitting an application to proceed without prepaying them. The opinion states that Song is representing herself.
Order
The court ordered Song, within 30 days of the order, either to pay the required fees or submit a signed application to proceed without prepayment of fees. The opinion first states that the required fees total $405, consisting of a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. Later, it states that Song must pay $402. The opinion does not explain this difference.
If Song submits the application and the court grants it, she may proceed without prepaying fees. No summons will issue at this time. If Song complies, the case will be processed under the Clerk’s Office procedures; if she does not comply within the allowed time, the action will be dismissed.
Appeal
The court certified that an appeal from the order would not be taken in good faith and denied permission to appeal without prepaying fees.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.