Engel v. Desoto Police Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI

EASTERN DIVISION

JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL, )

Plaintiff,

Vv. No. 4:20-cy-1806-HEA

DESOTO POLICE DEPT., et al.,

Defendants.

OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

This matter is before the Court on plaintiffs 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 plaintiffs 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 3 day of March, 2021.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE