Opinion ID: 734158
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Heading: Pauper Status On Appeal

Text: 25 If a prisoner wishes to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, the prisoner must file in the district court, with the notice of appeal, a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, a certified copy of a prison trust account statement, and Form 4 from the Appendix of Forms found in the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, or an affidavit which contains the same detailed information found in Form 4. Unlike the former concept of pauper status, an individual or prisoner granted pauper status before the district court is not automatically entitled to pauper status on appeal. See Floyd, 105 F.3d at 277-79; Jackson v. Stinnett, 102 F.3d 132, 134-36 (5th Cir.1996) (noting that Prison Litigation Reform Act has superseded parts of Fed. R.App. P. 24(a)). The statute requires that a prisoner seeking pauper status on appeal must file an affidavit of indigency and a certified copy of the prison trust account statement. 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1915(a)(2), 1915(b)(1).