Lindblad

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ROBERT MICHAEL LINDBLAD, Case No. 3:22-cv-04777-JD

Plaintiff, ORDER TERMINATING PLAINTIFF'S v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

LUNNY, et al., Defendants.

In Robert Lindblad’s pending appeal, the Ninth Circuit made a limited referral 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. 22. “A party who was permitted to proceed in forma pauperis in the district-court action . . . may proceed on appeal in forma pauperis without further authorization, unless . . . the district court -- before or after the notice of appeal is filed -- certifies that the appeal is not taken in good faith or finds that the party is not otherwise entitled to proceed in forma pauperis and states in writing its reasons for the certification or finding.” Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3). “The good faith requirement is satisfied if the petitioner seeks review of any…