Abdulla v. Marsden

Filing 12

ORDER granting 11 Application on Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal(Written Opinion) Signed by Senior Judge David S. Doty on 1/24/2017. (DLO)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Civil No. 16cv3630(DSD/HB) Rarity Shireme Abdulla, Plaintiff, v. ORDER Brian Marsden, Defendant. This matter is before the court upon the application to proceed on appeal without prepayment of fees by plaintiff Rarity Shireme Abdulla. A litigant who seeks to be excused from paying the filing fee for an appeal may apply for IFP status under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See also Fed. R. App. P. 24(a). To qualify for IFP status, the litigant must demonstrate that he cannot afford to pay the full filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Abdulla’s IFP application indicates that his monthly expenses exceed his wages. ECF No. 11, at 1-4, 6. As a result, the court finds that Abdulla is financially eligible for IFP status. Even if a litigant is found to be indigent, however, IFP status will be denied if the court finds that the litigant’s appeal is not taken in “good faith.” context is judged 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). by an objective subjective beliefs of the appellant. 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). Good faith in this standard and not by the Coppedge v. United States, To determine whether an appeal is taken in good faith, the court must decide whether the claims to be decided on appeal are factually or legally frivolous. Id. at 445. An appeal is frivolous, and therefore cannot be taken in good faith, “where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact.” Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989). Although the court remains fully satisfied that Abdulla’s case was properly dismissed, his appeal is not frivolous, as that term has been defined by the Supreme Court. As a result, the appeal is considered to be taken in good faith for purposes of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), and the IFP application will be granted. Accordingly, based on the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Abdulla’s application to appeal in forma pauperis [ECF No. 11] is granted. Dated: January 24, 2017 s/David S. Doty David S. Doty, Judge United States District Court 2

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