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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

John Steven Simon, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

City of Phoenix; et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 09-701-PHX-JAT

ORDER

Pending before this Court is Plaintiff’s Motion for the Clerk of the Court to Forward

the Entire Docket, all Original Papers, and the Transcripts and Judgment to the Court of

Appeals. To the extent Plaintiff is seeking to have the Clerk of the Court compile his

excerpts of record for him for his appeal, that request is denied. 

To the extent Plaintiff is seeking a copy of certain transcript(s) for free, as a result of

his in forma pauperis status, that request is denied without prejudice. Specifically, Plaintiff

may file a new motion, within 14 days, if he can meet the test of 28 U.S.C. § 753(f). The

statute provides that “[f]ees for transcripts furnished in other proceedings to persons

permitted to appeal in forma pauperis shall also be paid by the United States if the trial judge

or a circuit judge certifies that the appeal is not frivolous (but presents a substantial question).

28 U.S.C. § 753(f) (1996) (parenthetical in original). More particularly, when proceeding

in forma pauperis, transcripts cannot be provided merely to allow a plaintiff to search for

grounds for relief. Bonner v. Henderson, 517 F.2d 135, 135 (5th Cir. 1975) (per curiam).

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Instead, Plaintiff has the burden of demonstrating nonfrivolity and substantiality of the

claims. See Maloney v. E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., 396 F.2d 939, 940 (D.C. Cir. 1967).

Accordingly,

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s Motion for the Clerk of the Court to Forward the

Entire Docket, all Original Papers, and the Transcripts and Judgment to the Court of Appeals

(Doc. 144) is denied in part with prejudice and denied in part without prejudice to re-filing,

as specified above.

DATED this 4th day of March, 2013.

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