United States v. Bill Patrick Connors, Sr. , 904 F.2d 535 ( 1990 )

904 F.2d 535

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee,
v.
Bill Patrick CONNORS, Sr., Defendant-Appellant.

No. 89-35411.

United States Court of Appeals,
Ninth Circuit.

Submitted April 10, 1990*.
Decided June 12, 1990.

Bill Patrick Connors, Sr., Duluth, Minn., in pro per.

Carl E. Rostad, Asst. U.S. Atty., Great Falls, Mont., for plaintiff-appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

Before WALLACE, HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

1

Bill Patrick Connors appeals the district court's denial of his second motion to provide a copy of the trial transcript at government expense. We affirm.

2

A prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis on a habeas corpus petition is entitled to receive at government expense copies of court documents. 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2250 (1982). Although Connors is indigent, he has not filed a habeas petition, and therefore is not entitled to copies of his trial transcript at government expense until he does so. See Walker v. United States, 424 F.2d 278, 278-79 (5th Cir.1970).

3

AFFIRMED.

*

The panel finds this case appropriate for submission without oral argument pursuant to Ninth Circuit Rule 34-4 and Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)