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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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WO JWB

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Scott Anthony Backus, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Jamie Gissel, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 08-2320-PHX-GMS (JRI)

ORDER

Plaintiff Scott Anthony Backus brought this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983

against City of Mesa Police Officer Jamie Gissel. The Court granted Defendant’s motion to

dismiss and entered judgment on October 14, 2010 (Docs. 45-46). Plaintiff has now filed a

motion for continuance to file an appeal and a motion for waiver of appeal requirements

(Docs. 47-48). 

Plaintiff’s motion for continuance to file an appeal identifies the Court’s Order

dismissing this action as the basis for a notice of appeal. Additionally, Plaintiff’s motion was

filed within 30 days of the Court’s entry of judgment. Fed. R. App. P. 4(a)(1)(A). Because

Plaintiff’s motion satisfies the requirements for a notice of appeal, see Federal Rule of

Appellate Procedure 3(c), the Court will construe Plaintiff’s motion as such and direct the

Clerk of Court to forward it to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

As for Plaintiff’s motion to waive requirements, that motion will be denied without

prejudice to refiling in the court of appeals identifying the requirements from which he

requests to be excused. 

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IT IS ORDERED:

(1) Plaintiff’s Motion for Continuance (Doc. 47) is construed as a Notice of

Appeal.

(2) The Clerk of Court must forward Plaintiff’s Notice of Appeal to the Ninth

Circuit Court of Appeals.

(3) Plaintiff’s Motion to Waive Requirements (Doc. 48) is denied without

prejudice to refiling in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

DATED this 22nd day of November, 2010.

 

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