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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Christopher Stoller, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Bank of New York Mellon Trust

Company, et al.,

Defendants. 

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No. CV 11-01105-GMS-JRI

ORDER

Plaintiff Christopher Stoller, who is confined in the Lake County Adult Corrections

Facility, in Waukegan, Illinois, filed a pro se Complaint asserting fraud claims and violations

of his constitutional rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 with a pro se motion to proceed in forma

pauperis, which was not on this District’s court-approved form. (Doc. 1.) In an Order filed

on July 25, 2011, this Court denied Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis motion with leave to file a

new in forma pauperis application within 30 days using this District’s required form. (Doc.

9.) The Clerk of Court mailed Plaintiff the court-approved form. (Id.) On August 3, 2011,

Plaintiff filed a notice of interlocutory appeal concerning the denial of his in forma pauperis

motion and a motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s motion will be denied.

(Doc. 11, 12.)

I. Payment of Filing Fee

When bringing an action, a prisoner must either pay the $350.00 filing fee in a lump

sum or, if granted the privilege of proceeding in forma pauperis, pay the fee incrementally

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as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An application to proceed in forma pauperis requires

an affidavit of indigence and a certified copy of the inmate’s trust account statement for the

six months preceding the filing of the Complaint. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). An inmate must

submit statements from each institution where he was confined during the six-month period.

Id. To assist prisoners in meeting these requirements, the Court requires use of a form

application. LRCiv 3.4(a).

If a prisoner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will assess an

initial partial filing fee of 20% of either the average monthly deposits or the average monthly

balance in Plaintiff’s account, whichever is greater. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). An initial

partial filing fee will only be collected when funds exist. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(4). The

balance of the fee will be collected in monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s

income credited to an inmate’s account, each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00.

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 

II. Plaintiff’s Motion to Appeal In Forma Pauperis

Plaintiff asks the Court to grant him in forma pauperis status on his interlocutory

appeal. Rule 24(a)(1) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure requires a party who

desires to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal to file a motion in the district court which

includes an affidavit that: “(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). The Court will deny Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma

pauperis on appeal because he has not fully complied with Rule 24(a)(1) of the Federal Rules

of Appellate Procedure and because the Court finds that the interlocutory appeal of a nonappealable order is an appeal that is not taken in good faith. Pursuant to Federal Rule of

Appellate Procedure 24(a)(4), the Court will direct the Clerk of Court to immediately notify

Plaintiff and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals of this denial.

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IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis is 

denied. (Doc. 12.)

DATED this 4th day of August, 2011.

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