IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-60296 Conference Calendar

LINDA M. KUYLEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, versus MICHELLE WHITFIELD; ARTHUR WHITFIELD, Defendants-Appellees.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi USDC No. 1:98-CV-502 -------------------- December 13, 2000 Before DAVIS, STEWART, and PARKER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Linda M. Kuylen has filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal following the district court’s dismissal of her employment discrimination claims filed pursuant to the Equal Pay Act, 29 U.S.C. § 206(d); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq.; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 41 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq.; the Federal Employer’s Liability Act, 45 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.; and state law. By moving for leave to proceed IFP, Kuylen is * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

No. 00-60296 -2- challenging the district court’s certification that IFP should not be granted on appeal because her appeal is not taken in good faith. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir. 1997).

Kuylen has not made a meritorious challenge to the district court’s denial of IFP and has not shown that she will raise a nonfrivolous issue on appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3).

Kuylen’s request for IFP status is DENIED, and her appeal is DISMISSED as frivolous. See Baugh, 117 F.3d at 202 & n.24; 5TH CIR. R. 42.2.

MOTION DENIED. APPEAL DISMISSED.