Friedeberg v. The Manager of Southeast Area Transit (SEAT) Bus Co.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK DONNA FRIEDEBERG, Plaintiff, 24-CV-9469 (LTS) -against- ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE THE MANAGER OF SOUTHEAST AREA OR IFP APPLICATION TRANSIT (SEAT) BUS CO., Defendant.

LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, 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 $405.00 in fees – a $350.00 filing fee plus a $55.00 administrative fee – or, to request authorization to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), that is, without prepayment of fees, submit a signed IFP application. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915.

Plaintiff submitted the complaint without the filing fees or an IFP application.1 Within thirty days of the date of this order, Plaintiff must either pay the $405.00 in fees or complete and submit the attached IFP application and label it with docket number 24-CV-9469 (LTS). Payment of the fees should be mailed to the following address: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Cashiers-Room 260, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007.

Payment of the fees by mail must (1) be made by money order or certified check; (2) be made payable to: Clerk, USDC, SDNY; and (3) include the docket number listed above. Personal checks are not accepted. Payment of the fees also can be made in person at the courthouse by Plaintiff listed her credit card information on the complaint. Documents filed with the court are publicly available on the internet, and personal financial information should not be included, Fed. R. Civ. P. 5.2. The complaint is current court-view only. If the action proceeds, Plaintiff may be required to file a redacted complaint. credit card, money order, certified check, or cash.

No summons shall issue at this time. If Plaintiff complies with this order, the case 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 without prejudice.

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: December 12, 2024 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge