Hunt v. Kelly et al
Filing
16
ORDER denying 14 Motion for Leave to Appeal. Signed by Chief Judge J. Randal Hall on 11/6/17. (wwp)
IN THE UNITED
STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
SAVANNAH DIVISION
STEPHEN LEONARD HUNT,
Plaintiff,
CV
v.
CYNTHIA GROOVER,
417-100
*
KELLY GIVENS,
TAMARA BENNETT THOMPSON,
MARY ELIZABETH MCDONALD,
ANA ALLEN,
GEORGIA,
CHATHAM COUNTY,
*
CHATHAM COUNTY
SUPERIOR COURT CLERK,
and
*
STATE OF GEORGIA,
*
*
Defendants.
ORDER
On
July
reported and
42
U.S.C.
adopted
27,
2017,
the
recommended
that
§ 1983
the
United
States
Plaintiff
Judge's
report
closed this case on August 21, 2017.
Judge
Stephen Leonard Hunt's
complaint be dismissed.
Magistrate
Magistrate
(Doc.
and
(Doc.
7.)
The Court
recommendation
9.)
and
Plaintiff filed
a notice of
appeal and now moves for leave to proceed in forma
pauperis
appeal.
on
(Docs.
11,
14.)
Plaintiff's
motion
is
DENIED for the following reasons.
The requirements for litigants seeking to proceed in forma
pauperis
on
appeal
are
set
forth
in
28
U.S.C.
§
1915.
In
addition
that
" [a] n
trial
not
the
financial
appeal
court
faith."
is
to
may
certifies
An appeal is
objectively
369 U.S.
438,
frivolous,
445
the
requirements,
not
be
in
taken
in writing that
§
1915(a)(3)
forma
it
is
pauperis
not
Driver,
251
if
the
taken in good
in good faith when a litigant's argument
frivolous.
(1962) .
district
See
Coppedge
v.
United
States,
In deciding whether an IFP appeal is
court
determines
whether
the
raised have any arguable merit either in law or fact.
v.
provides
F.3d 1346,
1349
(11th Cir.
2001).
issues
See Bilal
In this
Plaintiff has not presented any non-frivolous issue.
case,
The Report
and Recommendation adopted by this Court thoroughly explains why
his
claims were
not
taken
in
dismissed.
good
faith,
Accordingly,
and
his
motion
Plaintiff's
to
proceed
appeal
in
is
forma
pauperis on appeal is therefore DENIED.
ORDER ENTERED at Augusta,
November,
Georgia,
this
6p
day of
2 017.
J.^ANBAL HALX,
CHIEF JUDGE
UNITE© STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
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