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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

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RUSSELL L. BERNARDINI,

Plaintiff,

v.

BARACK OBAMA; et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:13-cv-1243 WBS-CMK

Court of Appeals No. 15-16436

ORDER REVOKING IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS STATUS

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This matter has been referred to this court by the 

Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 

for the limited purpose of determining whether in forma pauperis 

status should continue for plaintiff’s pending appeal. A claim 

is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in 

law or in fact. See Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 

(1989); Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1227-28 (9th Cir. 

1984).

In this action, plaintiff names the President, the 

“Armed Forces,” the “Pentagon,” and the Sheriff of San Francisco 

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County, and claims that personnel at the San Francisco County 

Jail stole and routed his “information” to Osama bin Laden, and 

that his “information” shows that United States government 

officials conspired with Osama bin Laden to cause “another Pearl 

Harbor” on September 11, 2001. For the reasons set forth in the 

Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations of October 30,

2014, plaintiff appears to be delusional, and his appeal appears 

to be frivolous. Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status on appeal 

is therefore REVOKED. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); Hooker v. 

American Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002). 

The Clerk of this court is hereby ordered to forward a 

copy of this Order to the Clerk of the United States Court of 

Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

Dated: July 27, 2015 

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