Task: songer_initiate

What follows is an opinion from a United States Court of Appeals. Your task is to identify what party initiated the appeal. For cases with cross appeals or multiple docket numbers, if the opinion does not explicitly indicate which appeal was filed first, assumes that the first litigant listed as the "appellant" or "petitioner" was the first to file the appeal. In federal habeas corpus petitions, consider the prisoner to be the plaintiff.

WILBUR, Circuit Judge.
The petitioner asks leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, after denial of a similar application by the District Court, which certified that the appeal was not taken in good faith.
This court has no power to allow the application where the District Court so certifies. The appeal is a matter of right, but the right to proceed without the payment of costs is regulated by statute. 28 U.S.C.A. § 832; Brown v. Johnston, 9 Cir., 99 F.2d 760; Waley v. Johnston, 9 Cir., 104 F.2d 760; Smith v. Johnston, 9 Cir., 109 F.2d 152, 156.
Application denied.

Question: What party initiated the appeal?
A. Original plaintiff
B. Original defendant
C. Federal agency representing plaintiff
D. Federal agency representing defendant
E. Intervenor
F. Not applicable
G. Not ascertained
Answer:

Answer: A