Flippin v. Massey

ORDER

Ameer Xenos Flippin appeals pro se from a district court order that denied his motion for leave to proceed in forma partperis (“IFP”) in a civil rights action. His appeal has been referred to a panel of this court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, the panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed in this case. Fed. R.App. P. 84(a).

Flippin supported his IFP motion with an unsworn statement which indicated that he was indebted to his employer and that his only asset was a car valued at less than $500. The district court denied the motion…