Jordan v. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

District Court, S.D. New York

Jordan v. New York State Department of Taxation and Finance

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JANESSA JORDAN, Plaintiff, -against- 20-CV-4126 (CM) NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF ORDER OF DISMISSAL TAXATION AND FINANCE, Defendant. COLLEEN McMAHON, Chief United States District Judge: By order dated June 11, 2020, the Court directed Plaintiff, within thirty days, to submit a completed request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application or pay the $400.00 in fees required to bring a civil action in this Court. That order specified that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint. Plaintiff has not filed an IFP application or paid the fees. Accordingly, the complaint 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: August 14, 2020 . New York, New York hie. Iu Hk Chief United States District Judge

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