Baldwin v. United States, 3:17-CR-70 RLM. (2019)
Court: District Court, N.D. Indiana
Number: infdco20191220d53
Visitors: 5
Filed: Dec. 18, 2019
Latest Update: Dec. 18, 2019
Summary: OPINION and ORDER ROBERT L. MILLER, JR. , District Judge . Defendant John Baldwin, Jr., filed an appeal challenging the court's October 9, 2019 order denying his motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. 2255. His motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and implied request for a certificate of appealability are before the court. Issuance of a certificate of appealability requires the court to find that Mr. Baldwin has made "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 2
Summary: OPINION and ORDER ROBERT L. MILLER, JR. , District Judge . Defendant John Baldwin, Jr., filed an appeal challenging the court's October 9, 2019 order denying his motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. 2255. His motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and implied request for a certificate of appealability are before the court. Issuance of a certificate of appealability requires the court to find that Mr. Baldwin has made "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28..
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OPINION and ORDER
ROBERT L. MILLER, JR., District Judge.
Defendant John Baldwin, Jr., filed an appeal challenging the court's October 9, 2019 order denying his motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. His motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and implied request for a certificate of appealability are before the court.
Issuance of a certificate of appealability requires the court to find that Mr. Baldwin has made "a substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2). He hasn't done that. A financially indigent person may be permitted to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis unless the court "certifies that the appeal is not taken in good faith." Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(3). The court must determine "that a reasonable person could suppose that the appeal has some merit." Walker v. O'Brien, 216 F.3d 626, 632 (7th Cir. 2000). The court would be hard-pressed to make such a finding in this case, and concludes that his appeal is not taken in good faith.
Based on the foregoing, Mr. Baldwin's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal [Doc. No. 66 in 3:17cr70] [Doc. No. 10 in 3:18cv420] and implied request for a certificate of appealability are DENIED.
SO ORDERED.
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