Opinion
21-CV-1210 (CM)
02-10-2021
DOMINGOS LUGAO PETROCELI, Plaintiff, v. IRONFX, Defendant.
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE OR AMENDED IFP APPLICATION :
Plaintiff brings this action pro se. To proceed with a civil action in this Court, a plaintiff must either pay $402.00 in fees - a $350.00 filing fee plus a $52.00 administrative fee - or, to request authorization to proceed without prepayment of fees, submit a signed IFP application. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915.
Plaintiff submitted an IFP application, but his responses do not establish that he is unable to pay the filing fees. Plaintiff has not answered most of the questions on the IFP application. The Court is thus unable to determine whether he can pay the filing fees.
Accordingly, within thirty days of the date of this order, Plaintiff must either pay the $402.00 in fees or submit an amended IFP application. If Plaintiff submits the amended IFP application, it should be labeled with docket number 21-CV-1210 (CM) and address the deficiencies described above by providing facts to establish that he is unable to pay the filing fees.
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiff and note service on the docket. No summons shall issue at this time. If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order within the time allowed, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to Plaintiff's refiling it.
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 appellant demonstrates good faith when seeking review of a nonfrivolous issue). SO ORDERED. Dated: February 10, 2021
New York, New York
/s/_________
COLLEEN McMAHON
Chief United States District Judge