Ottis Mayo Jones v. Attorney General of the United States

Appellant seeks leave to prosecute his appeal in forma pauperis from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus made by the District Court on the face of his petition. The Court also had at the time of the filing of the Notice of Appeal by appellant addressed a letter to him, copy of which was duly made a part of its files and records, stating that “if you seek to appeal in forma pauperis I shall deny you the right to do so, as being entirely without merit, and therefore not taken in good faith.” Appellant regarded this letter as being intended to constitute a certificate under 28 U.S.C.A. § 1915(a)…