Tavarez v. Reno

Plaintiff-petitioner Francisco Tavarez (“Tavarez”), proceeding pro se, moves this Court for leave to proceed informa pauperis to appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Griesa, C.J.), dismissing his action alleging false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution by federal authorities. At the time he commenced this action, Tavarez was incarcerated at FCI Ot-isville, New York, based on a prior federal conviction which had not been invalidated on direct appeal, in a habeas corpus proceeding, or otherwise. The same facts…