Buggs v. Frakes

The Supreme Court reversed the decision of the district court denying Petitioner’s motion for postponement of fees. At the same time he filed his motion, Petitioner presented the district court clerk with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The district court treated the motion to postpone fees as a request to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) and denied the request, concluding that Petitioner’s underlying petition for a writ of habeas corpus was frivolous. The Supreme Court reversed and remanded the cause with instructions, holding that the district court erred in treating Petitioner’s motion as one for IFP status where Petitioner did not seek IFP status and was not required to obtain IFP status in order to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. View "Buggs v. Frakes" on Justia Law