Daria v. Hurly et al
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ORDER Revoking IFP Status on Appeal. Signed by Magistrate Judge Donna M. Ryu on 11/13/2015. (dmrlc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/13/2015) (Additional attachment(s) added on 11/13/2015: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service) (igS, COURT STAFF).
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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HALEY DARIA,
Case No. 15-cv-00970-DMR
Plaintiff,
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ORDER REVOKING IN FORMA
PAUPERIS STATUS ON APPEAL
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KATHLEEN HURLY, et al.,
Defendants.
United States District Court
Northern District of California
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On May 4, 2015, the court granted pro se Plaintiff Haley Daria’s application for leave to
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proceed in forma pauperis and dismissed the complaint with leave to amend. [Docket No. 8.]
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Plaintiff timely filed an amended complaint. [Docket Nos. 9, 11.] Upon review of Plaintiff’s
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amended complaint, the court found that Plaintiff had not remedied the deficiencies identified in
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the court’s dismissal order and failed to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. As
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Plaintiff had been given an opportunity to address the deficiencies in her original complaint, the
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court dismissed the action on October 1, 2015. [Docket No. 12.] Plaintiff has appealed from that
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order, and the Ninth Circuit has referred the matter to this court for the limited purpose of
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determining whether Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status should continue for the appeal. [Docket
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No. 15.]
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“An appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it
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is not taken in good faith.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). This section is generally construed to mean
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that an appeal must not be frivolous. See, e.g., Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445
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(1962) (holding that the term “‘good faith’ . . . must be judged by an objective standard” and is
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demonstrated when appellant seeks review “of any issue not frivolous”); Ellis v. United States,
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356 U.S. 674, 674 (1958) (noting that “[i]n the absence of some evident improper motive, the
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applicant’s good faith is established by the presentation of any issue that is not plainly frivolous”);
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Hooker v. American Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002) (stating that “[i]f at least one
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issue or claim is found to be non-frivolous, leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal must be
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granted for the case as a whole”).
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Having reviewed this matter, the court concludes there are no valid grounds on which to
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base an appeal. Accordingly, the court certifies that Plaintiff’s appeal is not taken in good faith
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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) and revokes her in forma pauperis status.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: November 13, 2015
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