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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JONQUEL BROOKS,

Petitioner,

v.

J. SOTO,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:13-cv-01683-LJO-SAB-HC

ORDER REGARDING PETITIONER’S 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS ON APPEAL

(ECF No. 23)

Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On March 9, 2015, Petitioner filed a notice of appeal. (ECF No. 

21). On that same date, Petitioner filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

(ECF No. 23). Petitioner was represented by counsel and paid the filing fee for his habeas 

petition in this Court. 

Title 28, United States Code, Section 1915 and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure 

24(a) govern the determination of applications to proceed with an appeal in forma pauperis

(“IFP”). A party must obtain leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal when he was not 

granted leave to proceed IFP in the district court action. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a). Specifically, 

in accordance with Fed. R.App. P. 24(a)(1), an IFP applicant must provide this Court with an 

affidavit that:

(A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 of the Appendix of 

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Forms the party's inability to pay or to give security for fees 

and costs;

(B) claims an entitlement to redress; and

(C) states the issues that the party intends to present on appeal.

Petitioner only submitted a one page, unsigned declaration as his application to proceed 

IFP with his appeal.

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 Petitioner’s declaration must have a signature, so Petitioner is directed to 

submit a new, signed declaration in support of his request to appeal in forma pauperis. Petitioner

did not complete Form 4 as required by Fed. R.App. P. 24(a)(1)(A). Petitioner stated that he has 

received money from his family within the past twelve months, but he did not state the amount of 

money that he received from his family. The Court is unable to determine whether Petitioner is 

indigent and unable to pay the filing fee based on the information before the Court at this time. 

Petitioner shall provide the Court with a certified copy of his trust fund account statement for the 

6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the notice of appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 

1915(a)(2). Petitioner also did not state in his affidavit the issues that he intends to present on 

appeal. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner is DIRECTED to submit a 

certified copy of the trust fund account statement for the 6-month period immediately preceding 

the filing of the notice of appeal and a signed affidavit in support of his motion in accordance 

with Fed. R.App. P. 24(a) within THIRTY days of the date of service of this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 13, 2015 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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Petitioner included the first page of a form entitled “Declaration in Support of Request to Proceed without

Prepayment of Filing Fees.” However, there is no signature on this page. Upon a review of the form, it appears that 

Petitioner did not send the complete form. 

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