Legal Opinion
Lister v. Department of Treasury
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 25, 2005No. 04-5087PublishedCited by 438 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUCERO, Circuit Judge.
Jan Lister appeals from the district court’s denial of her motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) to file a complaint and have it served. Finding no error in the district court’s ruling, we AFFIRM. 1
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Although the district court’s ruling is not a final order, “denial by a District Judge of a motion to proceed in forma pauperis is an appealable order” under the Cohen doctrine. Roberts v. United States Dist. Court, 339 U.S. 844, 845, 70 S.Ct. 954, 94 L.Ed. 1326 (1950) (citing Cohen v. Beneficial Indus. Loan Corp., 337 U.S. 541, 69 S.Ct. 1221, 93 L.Ed. 1528…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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