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268 F.2d 211

Watson v. Devlin

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Decided May 19, 1959.

Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals · decided 1959-05-19

1 counsel of record

Relies on Parr v. United States · Higgins v. Steele · Ford Motor Co. v. Busam Motor Sales, Inc.

Opinion by (per_curiam) · Decided 1959-05-19

¶1Elza J. Watson in pro per.

¶2Before MARTIN, Chief Judge, and ALLEN and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

¶3PER CURIAM.

¶4Appellant’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the District Court was denied by the District Judge on November 6, 1958, on the ground that his complaint was frivolous and wholly without merit. Watson v. Devlin, D.C.E.D.Mich., 167 F.Supp. 638. Accordingly, no answer was filed in the District Court and the case was not heard on its merits. Nor has it been dismissed.

¶5On April 18,1959, appellant filed notice of appeal from the order of November 6, 1958, and moved in the District Court for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. On November 21, 1958, the District Judge certified that the appeal was not taken in good faith and denied the motion. Section 1915(a), Title 28, U.S.Code.

¶6There is real doubt that the order of November 6, 1958, is a final appealable decision within the provisions of Sec. 1291, Title 28, U.S.Code. Parr v. United States, 351 U.S. 513, 518, 76 S.Ct. 912, 100 L.Ed. 1377; Ford Motor Co. v. Busam Motor Sales, 6 Cir., 185 F.2d 531; Higgins v. Steele, 8 Cir., 195 F.2d 366, 368-369.

¶7If appealable, we are of the opinion that it should be sustained for the reasons given in the opinion of the District Judge. Watson v. Devlin, supra,167 F.Supp. 638; Loum v. Underwood, 6 Cir., 262 F.2d 866.

¶8The order of the District Court is affirmed.

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