Engel v. Missouri Courts et al

Filing 15

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (See Full Order) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal [ECF No. 14 ] is DENIED. 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 Magistrate Judge Shirley Padmore Mensah on 1/7/21. (EAB)

Case: 4:20-cv-01258-SPM Doc. #: 15 Filed: 01/07/21 Page: 1 of 2 PageID #: 76

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL,
Plaintiff,
v.
MISSOURI COURTS, et al.,
Defendants.

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No. 4:20-CV-1258 SPM

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff Joseph Michael Devon Engel’s motion for leave
to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. ECF No. 14. When the Court dismissed this action on
December 21, 2020, the Court stated that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, see 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(a)(3), and it is not apparent that plaintiff now seeks appellate review of any issue that is
not frivolous. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962).
Further, plaintiff has engaged in the practice of repeatedly filing meritless lawsuits in this
Court. At this time, he has filed over one-hundred (100) lawsuits in this Court, which is an abuse
of the judicial process. As of this date, twelve (12) of his lawsuits have been dismissed as frivolous,
malicious and/or for failure to state a claim. 1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915.
For the above stated reasons, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal will
be denied.

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Engel v. Governor of Missouri, No. 1:20-cv-217 HEA (E.D.Mo); Engel v. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Dept., No. 4:20cv-1226 MTS (E.D.Mo); Engel v. Missouri Courts; No. 4:20-cv-1258 SPM (E.D.Mo); Engel v. St. Louis Sheriff’s
Dept., No. 4:20-cv-1639 NCC (E.D.Mo); Engel v. MODOC, No. 4:20-cv-1668 RWS (E.D.Mo); Engel v. Missouri
Dept. of Corr., 4:20-cv-1430 AGF (E.D.Mo); Engel v. Corizon, No. 4:20-cv-1695 NAB (E.D.Mo); Engel v. ERDCC,
No. 4:20-cv-1739 JMB (E.D.Mo); Engel v. Probation & Parole, No. 4:20-cv-1740 DDN (E.D.Mo); Engel v. United
States of America, No. 4:20-cv-1742 MTS (E.D.Mo); Engel v. ERDCC, No. 4:20-cv-1810 CDP (E.D.Mo); Engel v.
Corizon, No. 4:20-cv-1812 NAB (E.D.Mo).

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Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal
[ECF No. 14] is DENIED.
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.

SHIRLEY PADMORE MENSAH
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Dated this 7th day of January, 2021.

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