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- ilnd;;1:16-cv-02432_de373 RegisterActionDate "2018-04-23" @default.
- ilnd;;1:16-cv-02432_de373 RegisterActionDescriptionText "MINUTE entry before the Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Plaintiff 7C0F2BC has filed a motion 369 to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. It does not appear that he has filed a notice of appeal yet. In any event, the motion 369 is denied. Even though 7C0F2BC has a monthly household income of around $40,000 per year, he probably qualifies financially, because of his negative new worth. But under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), an "appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith." If the basis of the appeal is frivolous, meaning that no reasonable person could believe that the suit has merit, Lee v. Clinton, 209 F.3d 1025, 1026-27 (7th Cir. 2000), then the appeal is not taken in good faith (even if the appellant subjectively believes in the appeal's merits). Here, the Opinion dismissing the case, R. 364, explains in detail why Plaintiff's lawsuit is frivolous. And the lack of merit is so clear that no reasonable person could believe that the claim, or the appeal, has merit. Accordingly, in forma pauperis status for the appeal is denied. The Court directs the Clerk to forward a copy of this Order to the Clerk's Office for the Seventh Circuit. Emailed notice (slb, ) (Entered: 04/23/2018)" @default.
- ilnd;;1:16-cv-02432_de373 AdministrativeID "372" @default.
- ilnd;;1:16-cv-02432_de373 hasReferenceToOtherEntry ilnd;;1:16-cv-02432_de370 @default.