Martinez v. Toor et al

Filing 19

ORDER That Plaintiff's In Forma Pauperis Status Should Continue on Appeal 18 , signed by Magistrate Judge Jennifer L. Thurston on 5/13/2018. (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ROBERT JOHN MARTINEZ,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

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ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF’S IN FORMA
PAUPERIS STATUS SHOULD
CONTINUE ON APPEAL

K. TOOR, et al.,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00319-LJO-JLT (PC)
Appeal No. 18-15830

Defendants.
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(Doc. 18)
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This action was dismissed with prejudice earlier this year. (Docs. 13, 14.) Plaintiff

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appealed that decision. (Doc. 15.) On May 10, 2018, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a

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referral notice for this Court to determine whether Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status should

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continue on appeal or whether the appeal is frivolous or taken in bad faith. (Doc. 18 (citing 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); Hooker v. American Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002)

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(revocation of forma pauperis status is appropriate where district court finds the appeal to be

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frivolous).) There is no basis upon which to find that Plaintiff’s appeal is frivolous or taken in

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bad faith.
Accordingly, Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status should continue for his appeal. Fed. R.

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App. P. 24(a).

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 13, 2018

/s/ Jennifer L. Thurston
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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