Engel v Desoto Police Dept. et al, No. 4:2020cv01806 - Document 11 (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 (Docket No. 10) is DENIED. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on March 3, 2021. (MCB)
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Engel v Desoto Police Dept. et al Doc. 11 Case: 4:20-cv-01806-HEA Doc. #: 11 Filed: 03/03/21 Page: 1 of 1 PageID #: 43 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL, Plaintiff, v. DESOTO POLICE DEPT., et al., Defendants. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 4:20-cv-1806-HEA OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (Docket No. 10). The motion is unsigned. Nevertheless, giving plaintiff the opportunity to correct the omission of his signature would be futile. That is because when the Court dismissed plaintiff’s case on February 2, 2021 (Docket No. 7), it certified in writing that an appeal would not be taken in good faith. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). 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). The Court will therefore deny the motion. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (Docket No. 10) is DENIED. Dated this 3rd day of March, 2021. HENRY EDWARD AUTREY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE Dockets.Justia.com
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