Carrie Smith v. Southern Bell Telephone Company

Appellant, Carrie Smith, appeals from an order of the district court which both denied her a transcript of the trial testimony at Government expense and allowed her to appeal in for-ma pauperis. 1 In essence, what the district court has done is to certify that the appeal is taken in good faith for in forma pauperis purposes while at the same time determining that the appeal is frivolous for free transcript purposes. To say the least, it is enigmatic that a frivolous or insubstantial question appeal could be taken in good faith. Certainly we could not pass on such an order which is bare of any…