IFNO TRH TEH UEN MITIDEDD LSET ADTISETSR DICISTT ORFIC GTE COORUGRIAT MACON DIVISION

CECIL RAY, ) ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:20-cv-429 (MTT) ) COMMISSIONER, GEORGIA ) DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, ) ) ) Respondent. ) __________________ )

ORDER Petitioner Cecil Ray moves for leave to appeal in forma pauperis (“IFP”) from the Court’s order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

. Doc. 21. Ray’s motion does not raise any meritorious issues and would therefore be considered frivolous under review of a motion for leave to appeal IFP. See

; Coppedge v. United States,

(1962) (holding that a plaintiff demonstrates good faith under

when he seeks review of a non-frivolous issue); Carroll v. Gross,

(11th Cir. 1993) (“[A] case is frivolous . . . when it appears the plaintiff ‘has little or no chance of success.’”) (citations omitted). Moreover, the Court already considered Ray’s claims when it denied Ray a certificate of appealability. Doc. 16. Accordingly, Ray’s motion to proceed IFP on appeal (Doc. 21) is DENIED. SO ORDERED, this 25th day of February, 2022. S/ Marc T. Treadwell MARC T. TREADWELL, CHIEF JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT