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Parties Involved:
Dunaway Food Services
Appellee
Darcy C. Martin
Appellant

Document Text:

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 15-60831

Summary Calendar

DARCY C. MARTIN,

Plaintiff-Appellant

v.

DUNAWAY FOOD SERVICES,

Defendant-Appellee

Appeal from the United States District Court

for the Southern District of Mississippi

USDC No. 5:14-CV-21

Before JOLLY, DAVIS, and SOUTHWICK, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Darcy C. Martin moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in 

his appeal from the district court’s order granting summary judgment and 

dismissing his pro se civil action against Dunaway Food Services. To proceed 

IFP, Martin must demonstrate financial eligibility and the existence of any 

nonfrivolous issue for appeal. Carson v. Polley, 689 F.2d 562, 586 (5th Cir. 

1982).

 

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not 

be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH 

CIR. R. 47.5.4.

United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

July 22, 2016

Lyle W. Cayce

Clerk

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Though Martin has demonstrated financial eligibility, he has not shown 

that he will raise a nonfrivolous issue on appeal. Even with the benefit of 

liberal construction afforded to briefs of pro se litigants, Martin has failed to 

identify any error in the district court’s basis for granting summary judgment. 

As Martin has failed to address the district court’s reasoning, he has not shown 

that the district court erred in determining that his appeal has not been taken 

in good faith. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 199-200, 202 (5th Cir. 1997). 

Because the appeal is frivolous, the request for leave to proceed IFP is DENIED 

and the appeal is DISMISSED. See id. at 202 n.24; 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

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