O'CONNOR v. CARNAHAN

Filing 406

ORDER. Plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (ECF No. 403 ) is DENIED, and he is directed to pay the full appellate filing fee of $505.00 within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of docketing of this order. Signed by SENIOR JUDGE WILLIAM STAFFORD on 4/6/2017. (kjw) (Fee due by 5/8/2017.)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA
PENSACOLA DIVISION
NYKA O’CONNOR,
Plaintiff,
vs.

Case No.: 3:09cv224/WS/EMT

M.L. CARNAHAN, et al.,
Defendants.
___________________________________/
ORDER
Plaintiff was permitted to proceed in forma pauperis in this civil rights action
in this district court. The action was dismissed as to all claims, and final judgment
was entered on March 17, 2017 (see ECF No. 400). Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal
(ECF No. 402) and now seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (ECF No.
403).
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) and Fed. R. App. P. 24(a), this court hereby
certifies that this appeal is not taken in good faith, and Plaintiff is not entitled to
proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. The reasons for this court’s decision are
outlined in the Magistrate Judge’s Reports and Recommendations dated November
18, 2013 (ECF No. 173), September 21, 2015 (ECF No. 379), and November 15, 2016
(ECF No. 392), and by this court’s orders dated January 27, 2014 (ECF No. 183),
October 21, 2015 (ECF No. 383), and March 17, 2017 (ECF No. 400) which adopted

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and incorporated those recommendations.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED:
Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (ECF No.
403) is DENIED, and he is directed to pay the full appellate filing fee of $505.00
within THIRTY (30) DAYS from the date of docketing of this order.
DONE AND ORDERED this

6th

day of April 2017.

s/ William Stafford
WILLIAM STAFFORD
SENIOR CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Case No.: 3:09cv224/WS/EMT