Perkins v. Rardin

Filing 21

ORDER granting 19 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal; granting 20 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal. (Written Opinion) Signed by Judge Katherine M. Menendez on 9/25/2024. (BJP)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA Victor B. Perkins, No. 24-cv-140 (KMM/LIB) Petitioner, v. ORDER Jared Rardin, Warden, Respondent. This matter is before the Court on Petitioner Victor Perkins’ Applications to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal. ECF 19–20. Mr. Perkins filed a notice of appeal regarding this Court’s denial of his habeas petition. Notice, ECF 18; Order, ECF 16. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the Court may authorize a party to proceed on appeal without prepayment of fees, costs, or security, on the affidavit of a party testifying that he is unable to pay such costs, describing the nature of the appeal and his belief that he is entitled to redress. Based on a review of the record, the Court concludes that Plaintiff should be allowed to proceed with his appeal in forma pauperis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner’s two applications to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal are GRANTED. Date: September 25, 2024 s/ Katherine Menendez Katherine Menendez United States District Judge

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