Godoy v. Brown
- Haywood Gilliam
- 4:18-cv-06650
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Godoy v. Brown, Judge Gilliam denied Godoy permission to appeal without paying fees and revoked his fee-waiver status.
Maurice Godoy, whose permission to appeal without paying court fees was denied and whose existing fee-waiver status was revoked.
What happened
Godoy v. Brown involved Maurice Godoy, a California prisoner who brought a civil-rights case without a lawyer against Edmund Gerry Brown and others.
The court considered whether Godoy could pursue his appeal without paying court fees. It found that the appeal was not brought in good faith.
Judge Gilliam denied permission to proceed without paying fees on appeal, revoked Godoy’s existing fee-waiver status, and stated that the case remained closed.
The detailed version
- Godoy v. Brown · No. 4:18-cv-06650
- Haywood Gilliam
- Apr. 30, 2020
Background
Maurice Godoy, identified as a California prisoner, brought this civil-rights action without a lawyer under a federal civil-rights statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The order concerns Godoy’s request to proceed on appeal without paying court fees.
Ruling
The court found that the appeal was not taken in good faith. It therefore denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, meaning Godoy was not permitted to pursue the appeal without paying the required fees. The court also revoked his in forma pauperis status. The case remained closed, and the clerk was directed to send a copy of the order to the Court of Appeals.
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