Alexander v. American Airlines, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
TIRON ALEXANDER,
Plaintiff,
-against-
AMERICAN AIRLINES, INC.,
Defendant.
26-CV-0242 (LTS)
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE
OR IFP APPLICATION
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge:
This action was submitted to the court by email and has been assigned the docket number
listed above.1 To proceed with a civil action, a plaintiff must either pay the $405.00 in fees or, to
request authorization to proceed without prepayment of fees, submit a signed in forma pauperis
(“IFP”) application. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914, 1915.2
Within thirty days of the date of this order, Plaintiff must either pay the $405.00 in fees
or, if Plaintiff is unable to pay such fees, Plaintiff should complete, sign, and submit the attached
IFP application. 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 credit card, money order, certified check, or cash.
1 Plaintiff appears to indicate that venue is proper here because La Guardia Airport is
within this district. In fact, La Guardia Airport is in East Elmhurst, Queens County, New York.
Queens County is in the Eastern District of New York, 28 U.S.C. §112(c), not the Southern
District of New York.
2 The $405.00 in fees includes a $350.00 filing fee plus a $55.00 administrative fee.
(Please check the fee schedule on the website for any updates.)
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No further action will be taken in this case, and no summons shall issue or answer be
required, until the fees are paid or a completed and signed IFP application is received. If Plaintiff
submitted proper payment for this action before receiving this order, the action will proceed once
that payment is processed.
If Plaintiff fails to comply with this order within the time allowed, or fails to seek an
extension of time to comply, the action will be dismissed without prejudice to refiling.
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: 	January 12, 2026
/s/ Laura Taylor Swain
New York, New York
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN
Chief United States District Judge
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