Patten v. Green

GIERKE, Justice.

Gary L. Patten filed an appeal from a district court’s denial of his motion to proceed in forma pauperis. We hold that the case does not require a reversal of the district court’s denial of his motion.

In the instant case, the instrument from which Patten attempts to appeal is a letter from Judge Graff which denied Patten’s motion to proceed in forma pau-peris. The letter is not an appealable order under § 28-27-02 of the North Dakota Century Code. Nevertheless, this court may examine a district court’s decision by invoking its supervisory authority. This court exercises its…