The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
ARYEH GOODMAN,
Plaintiff, 26-CV-2711 (LTS)
-against- ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF FEE
OR IFP APPLICATION AND ORIGINAL
GOOGLE LLC, SIGNATURE
Defendant.
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. Plaintiff filed: (1) a complaint; (2) a consent to electronic service; (3) an order to
show cause for preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order;1 (4) a declaration; (5) a
memorandum of law; and (6) a request for issuance of summons. (ECF 1-6.) Plaintiff did not
sign any of these submissions.
A. Payment of fees or submission of IFP application
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 30 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,
1 The Court notes that the name listed for the plaintiff in the caption for this document
(“David Goodman”) is inexplicably different from the name listed in all the other documents.
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.)
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.
B. Original signature
Rule 11(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that “[e]very pleading,
written motion, and other paper must be signed by at least one attorney of record in the attorney’s
name – or by a party personally if the party is unrepresented.” See also Local Civil Rule 11.1(a).
The Supreme Court has interpreted Rule 11(a) to require “as it did in John Hancock’s day, a
name handwritten (or a mark handplaced).” Becker v. Montgomery, 532 U.S. 757, 764 (2001).
Plaintiff is directed to resubmit the signature pages of ECF 1-5 with original signatures within 30
days of the date of this order.
No further action will be taken in this case, and no summons shall issue, until the fees are
paid or a completed and signed IFP application is received, and until Plaintiff resubmits the
signature pages of ECF 1-5 with original signatures. If Plaintiff complies with this order, the case
shall be processed in accordance with the procedures of the Clerk’s Office. If the Court grants the
IFP application, Plaintiff will be permitted to proceed without prepayment of fees. See 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(a)(1). If Plaintiff submitted proper payment for this action before receiving this order, the
case 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: April 2, 2026
New York, New York
/s/ Laura Taylor Swain
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN
Chief United States District Judge