Lockhart v. Brown

Filing 12

ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL re 8 Notice of Appeal filed by Michael A. Lockhart. Signed by Judge William Alsup on 10/21/13. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(dt, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2013)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MICHAEL ANTHONY LOCKHART,

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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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Plaintiff,

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No. C 13-3742 WHA (PR)
ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
ON APPEAL

v.
EDMUND G. BROWN,
Defendants.

(Dkt. 8)
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Plaintiff, a California prisoner, filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

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1983. Pursuant to the referral notice from the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth

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Circuit, the Court finds that the appeal is frivolous and therefore leave to proceed in forma

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pauperis on appeal is DENIED. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); Hooker v. American Airlines, 302

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F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002).

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The Clerk shall transmit a copy of this order to the Court of Appeals.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: October

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, 2013.

WILLIAM ALSUP
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE