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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARCELLAS HOFFMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

TIMOTHY PRESTON,

Defendant.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01617-LJO-SAB (PC)

Appeal No. 20-15396

ORDER REGARDING IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

STATUS ON APPEAL 

(ECF No. 62)

Plaintiff Marcellas Hoffman is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis

in this civil rights action pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of 

Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). On June 13, 2019, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s First 

Amendment retaliation claim for failure to state a cognizable claim under Bivens. (ECF No. 44.) 

On January 4, 2020, the Court granted Defendant Timothy Preston’s motion to dismiss without 

leave to amend and dismissed this action, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim upon which 

relief may be granted under Bivens. (ECF No. 57.) Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal, pursuant to 

the prison mailbox rule, on March 1, 2020. (ECF No. 59.) 

On March 12, 2020, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals referred this matter back to this 

Court for the limited purpose of determining whether in forma pauperis status should continue for 

the appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). (ECF No. 62.) The Court finds that the appeal is not 

frivolous or taken in bad faith. Therefore, Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status should not be 

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revoked and should continue for the appeal.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 16, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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