Chance v. Napolitano
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
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,…
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