Engel v. Corizon et al, No. 4:2020cv01695 - Document 12 (E.D. Mo. 2021)

Court Description: OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal [ECF No. 10] is DENIED. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 1/12/2021. (KXS)

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Engel v. Corizon et al Doc. 12 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL, Plaintiff, v. CORIZON, et al., Defendants, ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 4:20CV1695 NAB OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. ECF No. 10. When the Court dismissed this action, it certified in writing that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, see ECF Nos. 6 & 7; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), and it is not apparent that plaintiff now seeks appellate review of any issue that is not frivolous. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962). As a result, the Court will deny the motion. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal [ECF No. 10] is DENIED. Dated this 12th day of January, 2021. HENRY EDWARD AUTREY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com

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