Opinion
Case No. 4:04-CV-143.
May 13, 2008
ORDER
This matter is before the Court on Petitioner James Paul Butler's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal. Petitioner has provided the Court with a Certificate of Prisoner Institutional Trust Fund Account Activity as well as an affidavit demonstrating a meager income from Petitioner's prison job. The Court concludes that Petitioner is financially unable to pay the costs of appeal and is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis without prepayment of fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1); 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(c), (e)(1).
THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Petitioner James Paul Butler's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal (Dkt. No. 12) is GRANTED.