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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

Ralph John Chapa, 

Plaintiff, 

vs. 

Jeffrey Alvarez, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. CV 12-293-PHX-DGC (DKD) 

ORDER 

Plaintiff Ralph John Chapa, who is confined in Maricopa County Fourth Avenue 

Jail, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and an Application 

to Proceed In Forma Pauperis. The Court granted Plaintiff in forma pauperis status and 

dismissed the Complaint with leave to amend. Plaintiff filed an Amended Complaint. In 

a February 12, 2013 screening Order, the Court ordered service of the Amended 

Complaint on Defendant Alvarez and denied Plaintiff’s Motion for Temporary 

Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. 

On March 19, 2013, Plaintiff filed a Notice of Interlocutory Appeal, appealing 

denial of the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction. On 

April 3, 2013, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals referred the case to this Court for the 

limited purpose of determining whether Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status should 

continue on appeal. 

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), “[a]n appeal may not be taken in forma 

pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith.” The Court 

has reviewed the February 12, 2013 screening Order and finds that the appeal is not taken 

in good faith. 

IT IS ORDERED that the Court finds, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), that 

Plaintiff’s interlocutory appeal is not taken in good faith. The Clerk of Court must 

forward a copy of this order to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 

Dated this 16th day of April, 2013. 

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