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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

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

VERNON DAVE WELCH,

Plaintiff,

 vs.

COUNTY OF SONOMA, et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 04-5158 WHA (PR) 

ORDER CERTIFYING THAT

APPEAL IS NOT TAKEN IN GOOD

FAITH

This is a civil rights case filed pro se by a former inmate of the Sonoma County Jail. 

Plaintiff’s complaints were twice dismissed with leave to amend. When the time to file an

amendment in response to the second of these dismissals had long since passed without an

amendment, the Court dismissed the case with prejudice. Plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal

in which he details the excessive force allegedly used against him, but does not even mention

his failure to amend. 

Rule 24(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that a party granted

leave to proceed in forma pauperis in district court may continue in that status on appeal unless

the district court certifies that the appeal is not taken in good faith, which in this context means

if it is frivolous. See Ellis v. United States, 356 U.S. 674, 674-75 (1958). 28 U.S.C. §

1915(a)(3) similarly provides that an appeal may not be taken IFP if the trial court certifies it is

not taken in good faith. 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Because the court’s ruling was clearly correct, it is CERTIFIED that this appeal is

frivolous and therefore not taken in good faith. 

The clerk shall forthwith notify plaintiff and the court of appeals of this order. See

R.App.P. 24(a)(4). Plaintiff may file a motion for leave to proceed IFP on appeal in the court of

appeals within thirty days after service of notice of this action. See R.App.P. 24 (a)(5) Any

such motion "must include a copy of the affidavit filed in the district court and the district

court’s statement of reasons for its action.” Id.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 15 , 2007. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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