Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CARLOS MARTINEZ, Case No. 1:24-cv-00494 JLT SAB 9 Plaintiff, Appeal No. 24-5245

V. ORDER REGARDING IN FORMA

PAUPERIS STATUS ON APPEAL

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

(Doc. Nos. 12, 15) Defendant. 13 Plaintiff Carlos Martinez is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action 15 pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971) and the Federal Tort 16 Claims Act. On August 12, 2024, the Court dismissed this action for lack of jurisdiction. (Doc. 17 Nos. 9, 10.) On August 22, 2024, Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. (Doc. No. 11.) On August 29, 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals referred the matter back to this 19 Court for the limited purpose of determining whether in forma pauperis status should continue 20 for the appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). (Doc. No. 15.) The Court finds that this appeal is not 21 taken in bad faith…