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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

THOMAS WITTE, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CAROLYN YOUNG and JUDY 

CARVER, 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-cv-2439-TLN-EFB 

ORDER 

 On September 28, 2016, the court denied plaintiff’s motion for a new trial and motion to 

alter or amend judgment. ECF No. 62. Plaintiff subsequently filed a notice of appeal (ECF No. 

63) and a request to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (ECF No. 64). 

 Rule 24(a) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that a party to a district 

court action who desires to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal must file a motion in the district 

court which: 

(A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 of the Appendix of Forms the 

party’s inability to pay or to give security for fees and costs; 

(B) claims an entitlement to redress; and 

(C) states the issues that the party intends to present on appeal. 

Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1). Plaintiff submitted a declaration which demonstrates his inability to 

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pay or to give security for fees and costs. He did not, however, claim entitlement to redress or 

describe the issues he intends to present on appeal. 

 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma 

pauperis on appeal (ECF No. 64) is denied without prejudice. The Clerk of the Court is directed 

to serve a copy of this order on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and 

plaintiff is hereby informed that he may file a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the United 

States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(5). 

DATED: October 24, 2016. 

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