Opinion
No. 00 C 3248
October 5, 2001
MEMORANDUM ORDER
On August 17, 2001 this Court issued its Statement as to Certificate of Appealability, explaining the basis for its determination that no certificate of appealability should issue in connection with the notice of appeal by pro se litigant Michael Black ("Black") from this Court's earlier rejection of his self-prepared 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion. That Statement was accompanied by photocopies of this Court's earlier memorandum orders that addressed both the substantive and procedural issues relevant to the Section 2255 motion.
All further references to Title 28's provisions will simply take the form "Section — —."
Now the Court of Appeals has transmitted to this District Court Black's Motion To Proceed on Appeal In Forma Pauperis that Black had mistakenly sent to the Court of Appeals for filing. Because of this Court's earlier-stated view rejecting the certificate of appealability, it denies Black's motion. As a purely informational matter, however, this Court (utilizing the printout of Black's institutional trust fund account that accompanied his current motion) has calculated the initial payment on account of appellate fees that would have been called for under Section 1915 if in forma pauperis status were to be granted — — based on the average monthly deposits of $115.75 to his account for the period covered by that printout, the 20% initial payment would come to $23.15.