Johnson v. Missouri Department of Mental Health et al

Filing 8

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order, either pay the $505 appellate filing fee or file a motion in the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for leav e to proceed in forma pauperis. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall file any future documents or pleadings in connection with his appeal directly with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Signed by District Judge Catherine D. Perry on 8/18/17. (JAB)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
RAYFIELD JOHNSON,
Plaintiff,
v.
MISSOURI DEPT. OF MENTAL HEALTH,
et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:17-CV-1521 CDP

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on the filing of plaintiff's notice of appeal and his certified
account statement. Plaintiff has not paid the appellate filing fee, and this Court will not permit
plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal because it has certified that an appeal in this case
would not be taken in good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). As a result, the Court will order
plaintiff to either pay the $505 appellate filing fee or to file a motion in the United States Court
of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff shall, within thirty (30) days of the date of
this Order, either pay the $505 appellate filing fee or file a motion in the United States Court of
Appeals for the Eighth Circuit for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall file any future documents or pleadings
in connection with his appeal directly with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth
Circuit.
CATHERINE D. PERRY
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 18th day of August, 2017.