Yvonne Ya-Wen Feng v. Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 YVONNE YA-WEN FENG, Case No. 25-cv-06598-JST

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO

v. APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ALTA BATES SUMMIT MEDICAL Re: ECF No. 24 CENTER, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 Before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal to the Ninth Circuit. ECF No. 24. The Court will grant the motion. A court may authorize a plaintiff to prosecute an action in federal court without prepayment of fees or security if the plaintiff submits an affidavit showing that she is unable to pay such fees. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). A plaintiff who files an appeal with the Ninth Circuit may apply to the Northern District for IFP status in the Ninth Circuit, provided that she shows in detail her inability to pay, claims entitlement to redress, and states the issues she intends to present on appeal. Fed. R. App. P. 24(a). “An appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it…