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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VALENTINE UNDERWOOD,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. MARTIN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:08-cv-00986-BAM-PC

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT 

PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL

(ECF NO. 170)

Plaintiff is appearing pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. 

On March 26, 2015, an order was entered, denying in part and granting in part 

Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. On April 6, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for 

reconsideration. On July 10, 2015, an order was entered, denying the motion for reconsideration. 

Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal of the order denying the motion for reconsideration. The Ninth 

Circuit assigned the appeal case number 15-16539. On September 8, 2015, an order was entered 

by the Ninth Circuit, construing a letter by Plaintiff as a notice of voluntary dismissal, and 

dismissed appeal number 15-16539. On November 2, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion in this 

Court, requesting leave to file a second notice of appeal. On November 16, 2015, Plaintiff’s 

motion was denied. On November 23, 2015, Plaintiff filed notice of appeal of the March 26, 

2015, order denying in part and granting in part Defendants’ motion for summary judgment. On 

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December 1, 2015, the Ninth Circuit assigned the appeal case number 15-17355. On December 

11, 2015, Plaintiff filed in this Court a motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. On 

December 22, 2015, an order was entered by the Ninth Circuit, dismissing appeal number 15-

17355 as duplicative of appeal number 15-16539. Plaintiff therefore has no appeals pending 

before the Ninth Circuit.

Accordingly, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal filed in this Court 

on December 11, 2015, is denied as moot.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 16, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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