Renner v. Minnesota Department of Corrections

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA

Jared Renner, Case No. 19-CV-3007 (SRN/DTS)

Petitioner,

v. ORDER

Minnesota Department of Corrections,

Respondent.

This matter is before the Court on petitioner Jared Renner’s application for in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status on appeal. See Doc. No. 18. The Court has reviewed the financial information submitted by Renner and concludes that he qualifies financially for IFP status. Moreover, although the Court has declined to issue a certificate of appealability, see ECF No. 17, “[t]he standard for granting an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis . . . is a lower standard than the standard for certificates of appealability,” Moore v. Haas, Civil No. 2:13-CV-12225, 2013 WL 5819593, at *6 (E.D. Mich. Oct. 29, 2013); accord United States v. Youngblood, 116 F.3d 1113, 1115 (5th Cir. 1997). Renner’s appeal is not frivolous as the Supreme Court has defined that term. Accordingly, Renner’s IFP application will be granted. ORDER Based on the foregoing, and on all of the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT

IS HEREBY ORDERED that the application to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal of petitioner Jared Renner [Doc. No. 18] is GRANTED. Dated: November 30, 2020 s/Susan Richard Nelson SUSAN RICHARD NELSON United States District Judge