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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

JAMES TIGNOR, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

M.D. MCDONALD, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:11-cv-0314 JAM AC P 

ORDER 

 Currently before the court is petitioner’s motion for a refund of the partial payment he 

made toward his appellate filing fee. ECF No. 121. Petitioner argues that he had his father pay 

$255.00 to the district court for his appellate filing fee because he did not realize that his in forma 

pauperis status continued on appeal and he believed that he was required to pay the fee. Id. 

A party who was permitted to proceed in forma pauperis in the 

district-court action . . . may proceed on appeal in forma pauperis 

without further authorization, unless: 

(A) the district court—before or after the notice of appeal is filed—

certifies that the appeal is not taken in good faith or finds that the 

party is not otherwise entitled to proceed in forma pauperis and 

states in writing its reasons for the certification or finding; or 

(B) a statute provides otherwise. 

Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3). If granted in forma pauperis status, “the party may proceed on appeal 

without prepaying or giving security for fees and costs, unless a statute provides otherwise.” Fed. 

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R. App. P. 24(a)(2). The provisions of the PLRA relating to prisoner civil actions and appeals 

that require prisoners to pay full filing fees, even if they are permitted to proceed in forma 

pauperis, do not apply to habeas corpus proceedings. Naddi v. Hill, 106 F.3d 275, 277 (9th Cir. 

1997). 

Petitioner was granted in forma pauperis status by this court on March 11, 2009. ECF No. 

5. This status has not been revoked. Because petitioner’s in forma pauperis status has not been 

revoked, he was not obligated to pay the appellate filing fee and his motion to refund the $255.00 

will be granted. Petitioner previously provided his father’s name and address as James E. Tignor, 

217 Thistlebrook Rd., Elkview, W. VA 25071. ECF No. 114. However, since it has been over a 

year and a half since he provided that information, petitioner will be directed to notify the court 

whether this information is correct or to provide updated information so that the Clerk of the 

Court can refund the $255.00 to petitioner’s father. 

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

1. Petitioner’s motion for a refund (ECF No. 121) is granted. 

2. Within twenty-one days of this order, petitioner shall notify the court whether the 

contact information for his father is still correct or, if the information is no longer correct, provide 

updated information so that the Clerk of the Court can refund the $255.00 to petitioner’s father. 

DATED: July 30, 2015. 

___________/S/ Allison Claire__________ 

 ALLISON CLAIRE 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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