Laurence v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

District Court, S.D. New York

Laurence v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK THOMAS BARRET LAURENCE, Plaintiff, 1:20-CV-0072 (CM) -against- ORDER OF DISMISSAL FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant. COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: By order dated January 8, 2020, the Court directed Plaintiff, within thirty days, to submit a completed request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and prisoner authorization or pay the $400.00 in fees required to file a civil action in this Court. That order specified that failure to comply would result in dismissal of this action. Plaintiff has not filed an IFP application and prisoner authorization or paid the fees. Accordingly, this action is dismissed without prejudice. See

28 U.S.C. §§ 1914

, 1915. The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. The Court certifies under

28 U.S.C. § 1915

(a)(3) that any appeal from this order would not be taken in good faith, and therefore IFP status is denied for the purpose of an appeal. Cf Coppedge v. United States,

369 U.S. 438, 444-45

(1962) (holding that an appellant demonstrates good faith when he seeks review of a nonfrivolous issue). SO ORDERED. Dated: February 26, 2020 , New York, New York hie ly Wik COLLEEN McMAHON Chief United States District Judge

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