Thompson v. DePond

Filing 20

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 5/21/2014 regarding In Forma Pauperis Status on Appeal re 19 USCA Order. (Lundstrom, T)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DEWAYNE THOMPSON,

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Plaintiff,

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vs.
J. DEPOND,

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Defendant.

) 1:13-cv-00527-AWI-BAM (PC)
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) ORDER REGARDING IN FORMA
) PAUPERIS STATUS ON APPEAL
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Plaintiff DeWayne Thompson (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in

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forma pauperis, filed this civil rights action on April 12, 2013. On May 9, 2014, the Court

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dismissed this action for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal on May 19,

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2014.

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On May 21, 2014, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals referred the matter back to this

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Court for the limited purpose of determining whether in forma pauperis status should continue

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for the appeal, or whether the appeal is frivolous or taken in bad faith. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).

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The Court finds that this appeal is not taken in bad faith and is not frivolous.

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Accordingly, in forma pauperis status should not be revoked and should continue on appeal.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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/s/ Barbara

May 21, 2014

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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