Drevalera
Drevalera v. The U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TATYANA EVGENIEVNA Case No. 20-cv-04493-JD
DREVALEVA,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER REVOKING PLAINTIFF’S IFP STATUS v.
THE U.S. IMMIGRATION &
NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Defendant.
In Tatyana Drevaleva’s pending appeal, the Ninth Circuit made a limited referral back to this Court to determine whether a prior grant of in forma pauperis status should continue, or whether the appeal is frivolous or taken in bad faith. Dkt. No. 13. An indigent party who cannot afford the expense of pursuing an appeal may file a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Fed. R. App. P. 24(a); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a), “a party to a district-court action who desires to appeal in forma pauperis must file a motion in the district court.” The party must attach an affidavit that (1) shows in detail “the party’s inability to pay or to give security for fees and costs,” (2) “claims an entitlement to redress,”…