Engel v. Mercy Hospital Festus et al

Filing 16

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal [ECF No. 15 ] is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall not file any additional motions in this closed action. Signed by District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig on 4/8/2021. (JMP)

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

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No. 4:20-CV-1911 AGF

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s second request to proceed in forma pauperis
on appeal. When the Court dismissed this action on January 8, 2021, the Court stated that an appeal
would not be taken in good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).
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) meritless lawsuits in this Court, which is
an abuse of the judicial process. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal will be
denied.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis
on appeal [ECF No. 15] is DENIED.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall not file any additional motions in this
closed action.
Dated this 8th day of April, 2021.

AUDREY G. FLEISSIG
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE