UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Filed 8/15/96
TENTH CIRCUIT
DONALD LEE ROGERS,
Petitioner-Appellant,
No. 96-6071
v. (D.C. No. CIV-95-995-A)
(W.D. Okla.)
JACK COWLEY,
Respondent-Appellee.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before SEYMOUR, Chief Judge, KELLY and LUCERO, Circuit Judges.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of
this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The cause is
therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Mr. Donald L. Rogers filed this pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, raising five claims as grounds for relief. The
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
petition was referred to a magistrate judge who recommended that the court find
Mr. Rogers’ first two claims procedurally barred, and all claims, including the
first two, insufficient on the merits. After de novo review, the district court
adopted the magistrate’s report and recommendation in its entirety and denied Mr.
Rogers’ petition. The district court also denied Mr. Rogers’ motion to proceed in
forma pauperis and his application for certificate of probable cause. Mr. Rogers
appeals.
In order to succeed on his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis,
Mr. Rogers must show: (1) a financial inability to pay the required filing fees and
(2) the existence of a nonfrivolous argument on the law and facts in support of the
issues raised on appeal. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); Coppedge v. United States, 369
U.S. 438 (1962); DeBardeleben v. Quinlan, 937 F.2d 502 (10th Cir. 1991). As
noted by the district court, and as shown on the application for in forma pauperis
status, Mr. Rogers has $448.23 in his prison savings account. Because Mr.
Rogers failed to establish his inability to pay the filing fee, we deny his motion to
proceed on appeal without prepayment of costs or fees.
ENTERED FOR THE COURT
Stephanie K. Seymour
Chief Judge
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