Epes
Epes v. Sidden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 CYNTHIA EPES, Case No. 21-cv-07716-EMC
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS ON APPEAL
CURTIS SIDDEN, Docket No. 35 Defendant.
12 13 Plaintiff Cynthia L. Epes (“Plaintiff”) filed suit against Defendant Curtis Sidden, CEO of American Credit Acceptance Company (“Defendant”) for breach of contract and common counts. On January 12, 2022, the Court granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or, alternatively, motion to compel arbitration. Docket No. 31. Plaintiff now seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal to the Ninth Circuit. To proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, the motion must state “the nature of the action, defense or appeal and affiant's belief that he is entitled to redress.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); see also Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1) (“The party must attach an affidavit that: (A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 of the…