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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Civil Rights

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United States District Court 

Northern District of Californi

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

CRAIG R BRITTAIN, ET AL., 

Plaintiffs, 

vs. 

TWITTER INCORPORATED, 

Defendant.

CASE NO. 19-cv-00114-YGR 

ORDER REVOKING IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

STATUS

Re: Dkt. No. 69 

This closed federal action, which is currently on appeal, was filed by a pro se plaintiff. 

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has referred the matter to this Court for a determination 

whether Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status should continue for this appeal. (Dkt. No. 

69.) This Court determines that it should not. There are no valid grounds on which an appeal can 

be based. Consequently, the Court certifies that any appeal taken from the Order Granting 

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss of this action will not be taken in good faith and is therefore 

frivolous. Fed. R. App. P. (“FRAP”) 24(a)(3)(A); Ellis v. United States, 356 U.S. 674, 674-75 

(1958); Hooker v. American Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002). Accordingly, 

plaintiff’s IFP status is hereby REVOKED. The Clerk of the Court shall forthwith notify plaintiff 

and the Court of Appeals of this Order. See FRAP 24(a)(4). Plaintiff may file a motion for leave 

to proceed IFP on appeal in the Court of Appeals within thirty (30) days after service of notice of 

this Order. See FRAP 24(a)(5). Any such motion “must include a copy of the affidavit filed in the 

district court and the district court’s statement of reasons for its action.” Id.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: 

 YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

August 23, 2019

Case 4:19-cv-00114-YGR Document 70 Filed 08/23/19 Page 1 of 1