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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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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

GENE BEASLEY, )

)

Petitioner, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 2:04cv1041-MHT

) (WO) )

GWENDLYN MOSLEY, Warden, )

et al., )

)

Respondents. )

ORDER

This cause is now before the court on petitioner's

motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis (doc. no.

38).

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) provides that "[a]n appeal may

not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court

certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith."

In making this determination as to good faith, a court

must use an objective standard, such as whether the

appeal is "frivolous," Coppedge v. United States, 369

U.S. 438, 445 (1962), or "has no substantive merit."

United States v. Bottoson, 644 F.2d 1174, 1176 (5th Cir.

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Unit B May 15, 1981) (per curiam), cert. denied, 454 U.S.

903 (1981); see also Rudolph v. Allen, 666 F.2d 519, 520

(11th Cir. 1982) (per curiam), cert. denied, 457 U.S.

1122 (1982); Morris v. Ross, 663 F.2d 1032 (11th Cir.

1981), cert. denied, 456 U.S. 1010 (1982). Applying this

standard, this court is of the opinion that the

petitioner's appeal is without a legal or factual basis

and, accordingly, is frivolous and not taken in good

faith. See, e.g., Rudolph v. Allen, supra; Brown v.

Pena, 441 F. Supp. 1382 (S.D. Fla. 1977), aff'd without

opinion, 589 F.2d 1113 (5th Cir. 1979).

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the petitioner's

motion to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis be and it

is hereby denied; and that the appeal in this cause be

and it is hereby certified, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(a)(3), as not taken in good faith.

DONE, this the 21st day of December, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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