UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO WESTERN DIVISION

Tonya L. Randleman, Case No. 3:24-cv-760

Plaintiff,

v. ORDER

Firelands Habitat for Humanity, Inc.,

Defendant.

Plaintiff Tonya L. Randleman has filed a motion to proceed on appeal without prepaying the appellate filing fee. (Doc. No. 7). She seeks to argue that I erred in rejecting her attempt to remove this foreclosure dispute from state court and remanding the case. (See Doc. No. 4). Section 1915 provides “[a]n appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith.”

(a)(3). A court may grant a motion to proceed in forma pauperis if the issues are arguable on their merits, even if the petitioner cannot show a probability of success on the merits. See, e.g., Foster v. Ludwick,

(E.D. Mich. 2002). I conclude the issues Randleman raises are plainly frivolous, and there is no possibility she will succeed on appeal. Therefore, I deny her motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (Doc. No. 7). So Ordered.

s/ Jeffrey J. Helmick United States District Judge