Engel v. Facebook

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 4:20 CV 1924 MTS ) FACEBOOK, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff Joseph Michael Devon Engel’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. Doc. [6]. When the Court dismissed this action on January 15, 2021, the Court stated that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, see 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).

Further, Plaintiff has engaged in the practice of repeatedly filing meritless lawsuits in this Court. At this time, he has filed over one-hundred lawsuits in this Court, which is an abuse of the judicial process. As of this date, over twenty (20) of his lawsuits have been dismissed as frivolous, malicious and/or for failure to state a claim. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

For the above stated reasons, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal will be denied.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, Doc. [6] is DENIED.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff shall file any future documents or pleadings in connection with his appeal directly with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.

Dated this 10th day of February, 2021.

{Au T. SCHELP UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE