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Mae v. Taitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION
Feb 25, 2015
Case No. 15-cv-10449 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 25, 2015)

Opinion

Case No. 15-cv-10449

02-25-2015

FANNIE MAE, Plaintiff, v. DEBORAH TAITT, Defendant.


ORDER DENYING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL [#9] AND DENYING MOTION FOR STAY PENDING APPEAL [#8]

Presently before the Court is the Defendant Deborah Taitt's Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis on Appeal and Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal, both filed on February 18, 2015. On February 10, 2015, this Court entered an Order Remanding Action to the 36th District Court and Denying as Moot Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis. See Dkt. No. 3. The Court's February 10, 2015, Order concluded that this Court lacked subject matter jurisdiction over this termination of tenancy action and that Defendant improperly removed this action from the state court. Id. at 3-5. Defendant filed a Notice of Appeal on February 17, 2015.

Because the Court denied Defendant's Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis in this Court, Rule 24(a)(1) governs her present motion. Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 24(a)(1) states:

(a) Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis.
(1) Motion in the District Court. Except as stated in Rule 24(a)(3), a party to a district-court action who desires to appeal in forma pauperis must file a motion in the district court. The party must attach an affidavit that:
(A) shows in the detail prescribed by Form 4 of the Appendix of Forms the party's inability to pay or to give security for fees and costs;
(B) claims an entitlement to redress; and
(C) states the issues that the party intends to present on appeal.
Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1). As an initial matter, Defendant failed to comply with the applicable appellate rule by failing to include an affidavit that describes in detail her inability to pay, that claims an entitlement to redress and states the issues she intends to present on appeal. Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1).

In any event, this Court's Order remanding this action to the state court is not appealable. Title 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d) states that "[a]n order remanding a case to the State court from which it was removed is not reviewable on appeal or otherwise, except that an order remanding a case to the State Court from which it was removed pursuant to section 1442 or 1443 of this title shall be reviewable by appeal or otherwise." 28 U.S.C. § 1447(d); see also Hammons v. Teamsters, Chauffeurs, etc., Local No. 20, 754 F.2d 177 (6th Cir. 1985) ("With rare exceptions, the order of a district court remanding a case to the state court from which the case has been removed is not a final order and, standing by itself, cannot be appealed.")

There are no federal officers or agencies in this action, thus section 1442 does not apply. Nor is the present case a civil rights action, therefore section 1443 is likewise inapplicable.

Accordingly, for the foregoing reasons, Defendant's Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis on Appeal [#9] is DENIED. Because this Court's February 10, 2015, Order Remanding this action to the state court is not appealable, Defendant's Motion for a Stay Pending Appeal [#8] is also DENIED.

SO ORDERED. Dated: February 25, 2015

/s/Gershwin A Drain

GERSHWIN A. DRAIN

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE


Summaries of

Mae v. Taitt

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION
Feb 25, 2015
Case No. 15-cv-10449 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 25, 2015)
Case details for

Mae v. Taitt

Case Details

Full title:FANNIE MAE, Plaintiff, v. DEBORAH TAITT, Defendant.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN SOUTHERN DIVISION

Date published: Feb 25, 2015

Citations

Case No. 15-cv-10449 (E.D. Mich. Feb. 25, 2015)