California Case Summaries

Patrick A. Cannavan v. Newsom, et al. — District court certifies appeal not in good faith and denies IFP status on appeal

Unreported / Non-Citable

Case
Patrick A. Cannavan v. Newsom, et al.
Court
U.S. District Court — Eastern District of California
Judge
Kirk E. Sherriff (Joseph R. Biden, 2024)
Date decided
2026-11-03
Docket No.
1:26-cv-06045
Topics
in forma pauperis, appeal, good faith certification, duplicative litigation, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24

Disposition notice

The court denied Cannavan's motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal (Doc. 16), certified that the appeal is not taken in good faith because the underlying action was dismissed as duplicative of Cannavan v. Newsom, Case No. 1:26-cv-05670-FJS (PC), and directed the clerk to notify the Ninth Circuit of the certification pursuant to Rule 24(a)(3)(A).

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