Bankston
Jermain Lamar Bankston v. Academy of Art University, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JERMAIN LAMAR BANKSTON, Case No. 25-cv-04988-JST Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR
Vv. LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, et al., Re: ECF No. 34 Defendants. 11 a
Before the Court is Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal to the
14 || Ninth Circuit. ECF No. 34. The Court will deny the motion.
“An appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it A 16 || is not taken in good faith.” 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(a)(3). Bankston alleges that Defendants
= discriminated and failed to accommodate his disabilities. ECF No. 28. However, as the Court and Z || the magistrate court discussed in each of the three orders screening and dismissing Plaintiff || Bankston’s complaint, Bankston has not identified a single factual allegation supporting an inference of discriminatory or unlawful conduct. ECF Nos. 6, 27, 30. …