SEVERS v. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY et al

Filing 30

OPINION FILED. Signed by Judge Noel L. Hillman on 10/23/2020. (js)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY
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WILLIAM SEVERS,
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Petitioner,
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Civ. No. 15-6421 (NLH)
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v.
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OPINION
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THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY,
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Respondent.
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______________________________:
APPEARANCE:
William Severs
539137 188285B
New Jersey State Prison
P.O. Box 861
Trenton, NJ 08625
Petitioner Pro se
HILLMAN, District Judge
Petitioner William Severs filed a notice of appeal of this
Court’s order denying his motion under Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 60.

ECF No. 27.

See also Severs v. Attorney General

New Jersey, No. 20-3153 (3d Cir. Oct. 21, 2020).
proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

He seeks to

ECF No. 28.

Under the Third Circuit’s Local Appellate Rules, “prisoners
seeking to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis must file an
affidavit of poverty in the form prescribed by the Federal Rules
of Appellate Procedure accompanied by a certified statement of
the prison account statement(s) (or institutional equivalent)

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for the 6 month period preceding the filing of the notice of
appeal or petition for extraordinary writ.”
24.1(c).

3d Cir. L.A.R.

Petitioner did not submit the form or a certified

account statement.
The Court shall direct the Clerk to send Petitioner the
required form.

Petitioner may reapply for in forma pauperis

status on appeal by returning the completed form and a certified
account statement.
CONCLUSION
For the reasons set forth above, the application to proceed
in forma pauperis on appeal is denied without prejudice. An
appropriate Order follows.

Dated: October 23, 2020
At Camden, New Jersey

s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J.

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