Loyd

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THE KIND PROJECT DOWNTOWN, LP, No. 2:24-cv-02925 -DJC-CSK Plaintiff - Appellee, v. ORDER LANITA J. LOYD, Defendant - Appellant.

17 Plaintiff originally filed this unlawful detainer action in Sacramento County Superior Court. Defendant subsequently removed to federal court, but this Court ultimately remanded the case back to the Superior Court. Defendant has now appealed this Court’s decision to remand this action. Presently before this Court is Defendant’s Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on appeal. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a)(1), this request is properly before this Court. On review of the affidavit provided by Defendant, it is apparent that Plaintiff has an inability to pay fees and costs. See Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1)(A). However, the Court ultimately denies Defendant’s request to proceed in forma pauperis. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), an appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis where…