Opinion ID: 173678
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 3

Heading: motions pending with this court

Text: Ocampo-Wiechmann has two motions pending with this Court – her motion to proceed ifp on appeal and her motion to reconsider the fee assessment. To proceed ifp on appeal “an appellant must show a financial inability to pay the required filing fees and the existence of a reasoned, nonfrivolous argument on the law and facts in support of the issues raised on appeal.” DeBardeleben v. Quinlan, 937 F.2d 502, 505 (10th Cir. 1991) (emphasis added). Ocampo-Wiechmann has not submitted a certified copy of her trust account and offers no explanation why the proper authority refused to sign it. In any event, her appeal is frivolous as she had only to complete the same forms she must complete on appeal to re-file her claim. Therefore, we deny her motion to proceed ifp. Even if we allowed her to proceed ifp on appeal, we would deny her motion to reconsider the assessment of fees. Subsection (b) of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 states in pertinent part: (b)(1) Notwithstanding [authorization to proceed ifp], if a prisoner . . . files an appeal in forma pauperis, the prisoner shall be required to pay the full amount of a filing fee. The court shall assess and, when funds exist, collect, as a partial payment of any court fees required by law, an initial partial filing fee . . . . (2) After payment of the initial partial filing fee, the prisoner shall be required to make monthly payments of 20% of the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s account. The agency having custody of the prisoner shall forward payments from the prisoner’s account to the clerk of the court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10 until the filing fees are paid. The fee to file an appeal in the Tenth Circuit is $455.00. The dismissal without prejudice is AFFIRMED; the motion to proceed ifp on -5- appeal is DENIED; the motion to reconsider assessment of fees is DENIED. Entered by the Court: Terrence L. O’Brien