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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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AO72A

(Rev. 8/82)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

EL DORADO DIVISION

ROBERT L. BUTLER PLAINTIFF

v. Civil No. 03-1175

JAMES ROBINSON, Sheriff, Ashley

County, Arkansas; JIM CLUP, Investigator,

Ashley County Sheriff's Department; and

CALVIN FRIERSON, City of Hamburg,

Arkansas, Police Department DEFENDANTS

O R D E R

Before the court is the application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) (Doc. 73) filed

herein by the plaintiff, Robert L. Butler. The plaintiff's complaint was filed under 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 against the defendants. (Doc. 1.) On July 28, 2005, an evidentiary hearing was

conducted, and at the conclusion of the hearing, Magistrate Judge Bobby E. Shepherd took the

matter under advisement for issuance of a report and recommendation. (Doc. 54.) On

September 28, 2005, Judge Shepherd issued a report, recommending that judgment be entered

in the defendants' favor and the complaint be dismissed with prejudice. (Doc. 66.) The plaintiff

then filed objections and a supplement to his objections (Docs. 68-69), which the undersigned

considered prior to adopting the report and recommendations after de novo review of the record

(Doc. 72). 

On November 16, 2005, plaintiff filed his notice of appeal (Doc. 74) and his application

to proceed IFP on appeal (Doc. 73). From the application, it is found that plaintiff is unable to

pay the filing fee for this appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). 

However, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3) provides that "[a]n appeal may not be taken in forma

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pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith." For the reasons

stated in both the report and recommendation and this court order adopting that report, entry of

judgment in favor of the defendants was appropriate. Therefore, this appeal is not taken in good

faith. Accordingly, plaintiff’s application to proceed IFP on appeal should be and is hereby

denied.

Plaintiff must pay the full filing fee of $255.00 no later than December 21, 2005, or

renew his application to proceed IFP with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth

Circuit. 

IT IS SO ORDERED this 22nd day of November 2005.

/s/ Harry F. Barnes

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HON. HARRY F. BARNES

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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