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Nature of Suit Code: 720
Nature of Suit: Labor Management Relations Act
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

OLANDO GRAVES, an individual,

Plaintiff,

v.

PENINSULA AUTO MACHINISTS LODGE NO.

1414, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF

MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS; IAP

WORLD SERVICES, INC. (formerly

JOHNSON CONTROLS WORLD SERVICES,

INC.), 

Defendants. 

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No. C-06-00929 SC

ORDER GRANTING

PLAINTIFF'S MOTION

FOR PERMISSION 

TO APPEAL 

IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Plaintiff Olando Graves moves the Court for leave to file an

appeal in forma pauperis. The Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion. 

Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure ("FRAP")

governs whether a litigant may file an appeal in federal circuit

court of appeals in forma pauperis. Excluding certain conditions

that do not apply here, FRAP Rule 24(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of

Appellate Procedure provides that "[a] party who was permitted to

proceed in forma pauperis in the district-court action . . . may

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proceed on appeal in forma pauperis without further

authorization." 

In an order issued on February 17, 2006, Judge Charles Breyer

granted Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis in this

case at the district court level. Plaintiff, therefore, was not

required to seek leave of this Court to appeal in forma pauperis. 

Thus, while Plaintiff's affidavit attached to the instant motion

was deficient under FRAP Rule 24(a)(1), which describes the

process for seeking leave of a district court to file an appeal in

forma pauperis, the Court will not withhold such leave on this

basis. 

Plaintiff's motion for permission to appeal in forma pauperis

is hereby GRANTED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 05, 2006

 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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