Burr v. Chavez

Filing 16

ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh denying 15 Motion for Leave to Appeal in forma pauperis (Attachments: # 1 cert of service) (mpb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/28/2012)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 STEVEN DOUGLAS BURR, 10 Petitioner, 11 vs. 12 13 FRANK CHAVEZ, Warden, 14 Respondent. ___________________________________ ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. C 10-5935 LHK (PR) ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS (Docket No. 15) 15 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas 16 17 corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. On July 16, 2012, the Court denied the instant 18 petition on the merits and entered judgment in favor of Respondent. On August 13, 2012, 19 Petitioner filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (Docket No. 20 15.) 21 Petitioner was not granted pauper status in the instant action as he paid the full 22 filing fee. Accordingly, Petitioner’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on 23 appeal (Docket No. 15) is DENIED to bringing it directly in the Ninth Circuit for an 24 independent review of the record to determine whether the appeal is frivolous. 25 The Clerk shall forward a copy of this order to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 26 IT IS SO ORDERED. 27 Dated: 8/27/12 LUCY H. KOH United States District Judge 28 Order Denying IFP on Appeal Burr5935.ifp-appeal.hhl.wpd

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