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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERNEST MILLER,

Plaintiff, No. CIV S- 08-3101 GGH P

vs.

T. PEREZ, et al.,

Defendants. ORDER

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Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis, sought relief pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff consented to the jurisdiction of the undersigned. Judgment was

entered in this action on February 22, 2010. On May 4, 2010, plaintiff filed an untimely notice of

appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 4(a) (appeal must be filed within 30 days of entry of judgment

appealed from). Pending before the court is plaintiff’s May 24, 2010, motion to proceed in forma

pauperis on appeal.

The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provide as follows:

A party who has been permitted to proceed in forma pauperis in the

district-court action . . . may proceed on appeal in forma pauperis

without further authorization unless . . . (A) the district court—

before or after the notice of appeal is filed — certifies that the

appeal is not taken in good faith or finds that the party is not

otherwise entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. . . . 

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Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3). The record herein demonstrates, in addition to the untimeliness of the

notice of appeal, that plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status was revoked under the three strikes

provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Thus, plaintiff does not even meet the threshold for

proceeding on appeal in forma pauperis. Moreover, the complaint was dismissed with prejudice

for plaintiff’s repeated failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. Thus, the court

finds that plaintiff’s appeal is not taken in good faith. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for leave

to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is denied.

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s May 24,

2010 (docket # 27), motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is denied. See Fed. R. App.

P. 24(a)(3).

DATED: June 2, 2010

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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