Timmons v. Kelley

Appellant Henry Timmons appeals the denial of his pro se petition for leave to proceed in forma pauperis on a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Because it is clear from the record that Timmons's cause of *825action cannot proceed as a matter of law, we affirm.

Our standard of review of a decision to grant or deny a petition to proceed in forma pauperis is abuse of discretion, and the circuit court's factual findings in support of its exercise of discretion will not be reversed unless clearly erroneous. Whitney v. Guterres , 2018 Ark. 133, 2018 WL 1957077, petition for cert. filed (U.S. Aug. 24,…