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