Judge denies Trump’s request to delay the expiration date of an $83.3 million fine

A federal judge in Manhattan on Thursday denied Donald J. Trump’s request to temporarily block writer E. Jean Carroll from collecting an $83.3 million civil defamation judgment against him, while the judge considers his request for a longer delay takes into consideration.

The ruling, which is just four paragraphs long, comes just days before Ms. Carroll is allowed to take action to collect her award. appealed in both cases.

In an effort to block Ms. Carroll from collecting on March 11, the former president last month asked the judge, Lewis A. Kaplan of the Federal District Court, to delay the due date until after he had ruled on Mr. Trump to make the ruling. thrown out and given a new trial.

On Wednesday, the former president’s lawyers filed a new request: that the judge not let Ms. Carroll start collecting until the judge rules on Mr. Trump’s earlier request for a stay.

But on Thursday, the judge — who presided over Ms. Carroll’s trial, which ended Jan. 26 — said in an order that Trump’s professed need for a so-called administrative stay was the former president’s own fault.

“Mr. Trump’s current situation is the result of his own slow action,” Judge Kaplan wrote. “He has had to sort out his finances since January 26.”

Mr. Trump’s lawyer, Alina Habba, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling. Ms. Carroll’s attorney, Roberta A. Kaplan, declined to comment.

The battle over the verdict is just one of many legal and financial entanglements facing the former president. He faces four criminal charges, with the first trial set to begin March 25 in Manhattan. And now that he faces the prospect of time behind bars, he must also find the money to meet the judgments against him.

In a separate case, Mr. Trump is facing a judgment of more than $450 million imposed by a New York state judge in a civil fraud case brought by Attorney General Letitia James. The judge, Arthur F. Engoron, sided with Ms. James, concluding that Mr. Trump had fraudulently inflated his assets to obtain favorable loan terms and other financial benefits.

To prevent Ms. James from seizing his assets while he appeals Judge Engoron’s ruling, Mr. Trump must either come up with the more than $450 million or secure a bond from an outside company. The same requirement applies to the $83.3 million judgment in the defamation case.

The bond is a promise from the company offering it to cover Trump’s judgment if he loses his appeal and doesn’t pay up. In return, Mr. Trump must pay the company compensation and pledge collateral, including as much cash as possible.

Mr. Trump recently asked a state appeals court to accept only a $100 million bond in the civil fraud case. It would be “impossible” to obtain a bond for the full amount, that is, $454 million, including interest, Mr. Trump’s lawyers said.

One appeals court judge denied his request, but Trump could try again next month with a full five-judge panel of the appeals court.

Unless that panel gives him a break, Trump will have to post bond for the full amount before March 25, the day his first criminal trial begins.