The opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
RAMPERSAUD PERSAUD,
Plaintiff,
-against- 26-CV-4601 (LTS)
CITY OF NEW YORK, RIKER’S ISLAND, ORDER DIRECTING SIGNATURE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, DR. (incarcerated individuals)
JANE DOE, DR. JOHN DOE, and DR.
BROWN,
Defendants.
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge:
Plaintiff brings this action pro se. Plaintiff submitted the complaint without a 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.” 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 submit the signature page of the complaint with an original
signature to the Court within thirty days of the date of this order. The signed document must be
labeled with docket number 26-CV-4601 (LTS). A copy of the signature page is attached to this
order.
No summons shall issue at this time. If Plaintiff complies with this order, the case shall be
processed in accordance with the procedures of the Clerk’s Office. If Plaintiff fails to comply
with this order within the time allowed, the action will be dismissed.
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: July 30, 2026
New York, New York
/s/ Laura Taylor Swain
LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN
Chief United States District Judge