Opinion
21-CV-3142 (LTS)
04-12-2021
CHRISTIANA SUNSHINE-LONGWAY; BUENAVENTURA RIVERA, Plaintiffs, v. THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM, INC., Defendant.
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE OR IFP APPLICATIONS
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge.
Plaintiffs bring 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.
Plaintiffs submitted the complaint without the filing fees or IFP applications. Within thirty days of the date of this order, Plaintiffs must either pay the $402.00 in fees or each fully complete and submit the attached IFP application. If Plaintiffs submit the IFP applications, these should be labeled with docket number 21-CV-3142 (LTS). If the Court grants the IFP applications, Plaintiffs will be permitted to proceed without prepayment of fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).
The Clerk of Court is directed to mail a copy of this order to Plaintiffs and note service on the docket. No. summons shall issue at this time. If Plaintiffs comply with this order, the case shall be processed in accordance with the procedures of the Clerk's Office. If Plaintiffs fail 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 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.