Legal Opinion

Chance v. Napolitano

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 15, 2011No. 11-50200PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

Curtis Chance, immigration detainee #A036 427 254, has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal following the denial of his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion. The district court denied Chance’s IFP motion and certified that the appeal was not taken in good faith. By moving for IFP status, Chance is challenging the district court’s certification. See Baugh v. Taylor, 117 F.3d 197, 202 (5th Cir.1997).

Chance had not been in post-removal-order detention longer than the presumptively reasonable six-month period set forth in Zadvydas v. Davis,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Zadvydas v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  2. Robert L. Baugh v. Joe Max Taylor Eric Nevelow Perry EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
  3. Howard v. KingCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  4. Rosales v. Bureau of Immigration & Customs EnforcementCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2005

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