Drevaleva v. United States of America
- Haywood Gilliam
- 4:19-cv-01454
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Drevaleva v. United States, Judge Gilliam found the appeal frivolous, denied fee-free appellate status, and revoked Drevaleva’s fee-free status.
Tatyana Evgenievna Drevaleva’s ability to pursue the appeal without paying court fees; the case remains closed.
What happened
Drevaleva v. United States involved an appeal referred to the district court by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
The district court found that the appeal was frivolous. It therefore denied Drevaleva permission to proceed with the appeal without paying court fees and revoked her existing fee-free status.
Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. ordered that the case remain closed and directed the clerk to send the order to the appeals court.
The detailed version
- Drevaleva v. United States of America · No. 4:19-cv-01454
- Haywood Gilliam
- Apr. 21, 2021
Background
The Ninth Circuit referred the matter to the district court on April 20, 2021. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the issues raised in the appeal.
Court’s reasoning
The district court found that the appeal was frivolous, meaning it lacked a nonfrivolous basis under the court’s determination. Based on that finding, the court concluded that Drevaleva should not be allowed to pursue the appeal without paying court fees.
Ruling
Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. denied leave to proceed without paying court fees on appeal and revoked Drevaleva’s fee-free status. The court stated that the case remains closed and directed the clerk to transmit a copy of the order to the Ninth Circuit.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.