Barbee v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION AT LAFAYETTE TRAVION BARBEE, Plaintiff, v. CAUSE NO.: 4:24-CV-14-TLS-JEM CARSON SMITH, KEITH EARNEST, MARK FISHER, and CODY FULTZ, Defendants. OPINION AND ORDER Travion Barbee, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a motion for leave to appeal in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 10, 11. However, “[a]n appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies in writing that it is not taken in good faith.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3); see also Thomas v. Zatecky,

712 F.3d 1004, 1006

(7th Cir. 2013) (describing “bad faith” as…