Utah v. Mount Sinai

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK PAUL UTAH, Plaintiff, 1:20-CV-4927 (CM) -against- ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEES OR IFP APPLICATION MOUNT SINAI, Defendant.

COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff brings this action pro se. To proceed with a civil action in this Court, a plaintiff must either pay $400.00 in fees – a $350.00 filing fee plus a $50.00 administrative fee – or, to request authorization to proceed without prepayment of fees, submit a signed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915.

Plaintiff submitted the complaint without the relevant fees or an IFP application. Within thirty days of the date of this order, Plaintiff must either pay the $400.00 in fees or submit the attached IFP application. If Plaintiff submits the IFP application, it should be labeled with docket number 1:20-CV-4927 (CM). If the Court grants the IFP application, Plaintiff will be permitted to proceed without prepayment of fees. See § 1915(a)(1).

Plaintiff has consented to electronic service of Court documents. (ECF 2.) No summons shall issue at this time. If Plaintiff complies with this order, the action shall be processed in accordance with the procedures of the Clerk’s Office. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order within the time allowed, the action will be dismissed.

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 appellant demonstrates good faith when seeking review of a nonfrivolous issue).

SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 10, 2020 , New York, New York hie l Wek COLLEEN McMAHON Chief United States District Judge