William Scales; Taskem v. Zelle
William Scales; Taskem v. Zelle
Trial Court Opinion
SUONUITTEHDE RSTNA DTEISST DRIISCTTR OICFT N CEOWU YROTR K WILLIAM SCALES; TASKEM, Plaintiffs, 25-CV-7454 (LTS) -against- ORDER OF DISMISSAL ZELLE, Defendant. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: By order dated September 12, 2025, the Court directed Plaintiffs Taskem and William Scales, within thirty days, to pay the $405.00 in fees required to file a civil action in this court.1 That order specified that failure to comply would result in dismissal of the complaint. Plaintiffs have not filed paid the fees, and the time to do so has expired. 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 in forma pauperis 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). Judgment shall enter. SO ORDERED. Dated: October 14, 2025 New York, New York /s/ Laura Taylor Swain LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN Chief United States District Judge 1 As Plaintiff is aware, an artificial entity like Taskem cannot proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), and Scales was barred from proceeding IFP in any new action on or after July 23, 2025, see Global Media Network v. Pandora, ECF 1:25-CV-5555, 7 (S.D.N.Y. Sept. 11, 2025). This action was filed on September 8, 2025, after that effective date. Scales is also on notice that Taskem must have counsel to
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