Clervrain v. Brown
- Haywood Gilliam
- 4:19-cv-01219
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Clervrain v. Brown, Judge Gilliam denied Clervrain permission to appeal without paying fees, revoked his fee waiver, and kept the case closed.
Manetirony Clervrain, whose request to appeal without prepaying court fees was denied and whose fee-waiver status was revoked.
What happened
Clervrain v. Brown involved a California prisoner who had filed a civil-rights lawsuit without a lawyer. He asked to appeal without paying court fees.
The court found that the appeal was not taken in good faith. It denied permission to proceed without paying fees and revoked Clervrain’s fee-waiver status.
The case remained closed, and the court directed the clerk to send the order to the Court of Appeals. Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. issued the order.
The detailed version
- Clervrain v. Brown · No. 4:19-cv-01219
- Haywood Gilliam
- Oct. 8, 2020
Background
Manetirony Clervrain, a California prisoner proceeding without a lawyer, brought a civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He requested permission to proceed in forma pauperis—without prepaying court fees—on appeal.
Ruling
The court found that the appeal was not taken in good faith under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). It therefore denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal and revoked Clervrain’s in forma pauperis status.
Disposition
The case remained closed. The clerk was directed to transmit a copy of the order to the Court of Appeals, and the order terminated the pending motion identified as Docket No. 25.
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