U.S. v. Jurado

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. RAMON JURADO, Defendant

Court: United States District Court, W.D. Wisconsin

Date published: Jun 22, 2009

08-cr-116-C-02 (W.D. Wis. Jun. 22, 2009)

Opinion

08-cr-116-C-02.

June 22, 2009

ORDER

BARBARA CRABB, District Judge

Defendant Ramon Jurado has filed a motion and affidavit for leave to file an appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence entered in this case on May 28, 2009, together with a notice of appeal.

According to Fed.R.App.P. 24(a), a defendant who is found eligible for court-appointed counsel in the district court proceedings may proceed on appeal in forma pauperis without further authorization "unless the district court shall certify that the appeal is not taken in good faith or shall find that the party is otherwise not entitled so to proceed." In this case defendant had retained counsel during the criminal proceedings against him and has not submitted an affidavit of indigency. However, I find from the presentence report that defendant Jurado has no assets or means to earn a living. He qualifies to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that defendant Ramon Jurado's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is GRANTED.