Engel v. Religious Services

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JOSEPH MICHAEL DEVON ENGEL, ) Plaintiff, Vv. No. 4:20-cv-1898-HEA RELIGIOUS SERVICES, et al., Defendants. OPINION, MEMORANDUM AND ORDER This matter is before the Court upon plaintiff's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal. (ECF No. 6). The motion will be denied. Plaintiff proceeded pro se and in forma pauperis during the proceedings in this United States District Court. However, in dismissing this action, the Court certified that an appeal would not be taken in good faith, see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), and it is not apparent that plaintiff now seeks appellate review of any non- frivolous issue. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 445 (1962). Further, plaintiff has repeatedly filed meritless lawsuits in this Court and is now subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and his averments do not establish he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (ECF No. 6) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiff shall submit filings in connection with his appeal directly with the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Dated this 30" day of June, 2021.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE