Jackson v. Lafler

Filing 42

ORDER denying 40 Petitioner's Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal. Signed by District Judge Nancy G. Edmunds. (CBet)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION ROBERT JACKSON, JR., Case Number: 2:06-CV-15676 HON. NANCY G. EDMUNDS Petitioner, v. CATHERINE BAUMAN, Respondent. / ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL Six years after the Court denied Petitioner’s habeas corpus petition, Petitioner filed a “Motion Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 60(b)(4)” (ECF No. 37). The Court denied the motion (ECF No. 38). This matter is now before the Court on Petitioner’s “Motion for Leave to Proceed on Appeal In Forma Pauperis” (ECF No. 40). Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a)(1) provides that a party to a districtcourt action who desires to appeal in forma pauperis must file a motion in the district court. An appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the court determines that it is not taken in good faith. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). “[T]he standard governing the issuance of a certificate of appealability is more demanding than the standard for determining whether an appeal is in good faith.” U.S. v. Cahill-Masching, 2002 WL 15701, * 3 (N.D. Ill. Jan. 4, 2002). “[T]o determine that an appeal is in good faith, a court need only find that a reasonable person could suppose that the appeal has some merit.” Walker v. O’Brien, 216 F.3d 626, 631 (7th Cir. 2000). The Court finds that a reasonable person would not suppose that the appeal has some merit. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Petitioner’s “Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal” (ECF No. 40) is DENIED. s/ Nancy G. Edmunds NANCY G. EDMUNDS UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dated: April 27, 2016 2

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