Opinion
8:17-cr-00028-RFR-SMB
02-20-2024
USA v. Bartunek
TO: THE HONORABLE ROBERT F. ROSSITE, JUDGE
You are receiving this memorandum because a notice of appeal was filed in this criminal case and the clerk's office cannot process the appeal to the Eighth Circuit until either the appellate filing fee is paid or the question of the defendant's authorization to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis is resolved.
The purpose of this memorandum is to assist in the timely processing of this appeal by notifying you that one or more issues may require your attention before the clerk's office can process the appeal. Please feel free to disregard this memorandum if the issue or issues raised will be addressed by a separate order.
In order to assist the clerk's office in its processing of this appeal, please mark the appropriate box:
[X] No separate order will be entered because the defendant is entitled to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis without further authorization pursuant to Rule 24(a)(3) of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
[ ] A separate order or further proceedings will be required to address the defendant's authorization to proceed in forma pauperis. The clerk's office [ ] is [ ] is not directed to set a 30-day case management deadline checking on the status of the processing of this appeal.