Armstrong-El v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK TERRY D. ARMSTRONG-EL,

Plaintiff, -against- 21-CV-7125 (LTS) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNITED ORDER OF DISMISSAL STATES SUPREME COURT; UNITED STATES CONGRESS,

Defendants.

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge:

By order dated August 23, 2021, the Court directed Plaintiff, within thirty days, to either pay the $402.00 in fees that are required to file a civil action in this Court or submit a completed request to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) and, if incarcerated, a prisoner authorization. That order specified that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint. Plaintiff has not paid the filing fees or filed an IFP application and prisoner authorization. Accordingly, the complaint is dismissed without prejudice. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915.

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).

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

SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 14, 2021

New York, New York

/s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge