Task: songer_appel1_7_2

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals.
Intervenors who participated as parties at the courts of appeals should be counted as either appellants or respondents when it can be determined whose position they supported. For example, if there were two plaintiffs who lost in district court, appealed, and were joined by four intervenors who also asked the court of appeals to reverse the district court, the number of appellants should be coded as six.
When coding the detailed nature of participants, use your personal knowledge about the participants, if you are completely confident of the accuracy of your knowledge, even if the specific information is not in the opinion. For example, if "IBM" is listed as the appellant it could be classified as "clearly national or international in scope" even if the opinion did not indicate the scope of the business. 

Your task concerns the first listed appellant. The nature of this litigant falls into the category "natural person (excludes persons named in their official capacity or who appear because of a role in a private organization)". Your task is to determine the gender of this litigant. Use names to classify the party's sex only if there is little ambiguity (e.g., the sex of "Chris" should be coded as "not ascertained").

PER CURIAM.
Carlos Acosta Abreu filed a petition in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico under § 2255 of Title 28 U.S.C. claiming that he was entitled to release from custody pursuant to a judgment of sentence imposed upon him by Judge Clemente Ruiz-Nazario for the reason that the sentencing judge had! not been appointed to hold office during good behavior but only for a term of' years. See Title 28.U.S.C. § 134(a)-Judge Ruiz-Nazario denied the motion and Acosta filed notice of appeal and moved in the court below for leave to-prosecute his appeal in forma, pauperis-Judge Ruiz-Nazario denied Acosta’s motion finding specifically that his appeal was “ * * * frivolous, without merit and not taken in good faith * * Now Acosta has moved in this court for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
The motion is denied for the reason that § 1915(a) of Title 28 U.S.C. in its second paragraph categorically provides: “An appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith.”
Furthermore, the appeal is obviously wholly without any merit whatsoever and entirely frivolous.
An order will be entered denying the motion for leave to proceed in this court in forma pauperis.

Question: This question concerns the first listed appellant. The nature of this litigant falls into the category "natural person (excludes persons named in their official capacity or who appear because of a role in a private organization)". What is the gender of this litigant?Use names to classify the party's sex only if there is little ambiguity.
A. not ascertained
B. male - indication in opinion (e.g., use of masculine pronoun)
C. male - assumed because of name
D. female - indication in opinion of gender
E. female - assumed because of name
Answer:

Answer: B