Mary Gustafson v. City of San Jose
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION
MARY GUSTAFSON,
Case No. 5:19-cv-03047-EJD Plaintiff, ORDER REVOKING PLAINTIFF’S IN v. FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS 10 CITY OF SAN JOSE, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 29 11 Defendants.
On November 5, 2019, this Court dismissed Plaintiff’s first amended complaint with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. See Dkt. 25. On December 3, 2019, the Ninth Circuit directed this Court to determine whether Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status should continue during her appeal. See Gustafson v. City of San Jose, 2019 WL 5722474 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 5, 2019), appeal docketed, No. 19-17404 (9th Cir. Nov. 27, 2019). The Court may revoke Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status if it determines the appeal is frivolous or in bad faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); see also Hooker v. Am. Airlines, 302 F.3d 1091, 1092 (9th Cir. 2002); Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S.…