Jordan
Williams v. Jordan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AHKEEM DESHAVIER WILLIAMS, No. 1:17-cv-00816-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER FINDING APPEAL NOT TAKEN IN
GOOD FAITH
ROBERT H. STOVER, et al.,
Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Ahkeem Deshavier Williams is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On October 23, 2019, the court dismissed the action, concluding that plaintiff had failed to state a cognizable claim. (Doc. No. 62.) On October 30, 2019, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. (Doc. No. 64.) On November 7, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit referred the matter to this court for a determination, under Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a), whether plaintiff’s appeal is frivolous or taken in bad faith. (Doc. No. 67). An appeal is taken in good faith if the appellant seeks review of any issue that is not frivolous. Gardner v. Pogue, 558 F.2d 548, 550–51 (9th Cir.…