Acosta
(PC) Brookins v. Acosta
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BARRY L. BROOKINS, No. 1:19-cv-00401-JLT-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, Appeal No. 24-1801 v. ORDER REVOKING IN FORMA PAUPERIS
STATUS ON APPEAL
F. ACOSTA, (Doc. 79) Defendant. 16 Barry L. Brookins proceeded pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The Court dismissed the action as barred by the doctrine of res judicata and entered judgment. (Docs. 72, 74-75.) On March 25, 2024, Plaintiff filed Notice of Appeal, which was processed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit as Case No. 24-1801. (Docs. 77, 78.) The Ninth Circuit referred this matter to the Court for the limited purpose of determining whether in forma pauperis status should continue for this appeal or whether the appeal is frivolous or taken in bad faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); see also Hooker v. American Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002) (revocation of in forma pauperis status is…