UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ALAN KREILEIN, ) Plaintiff, Vv. No. 1:17-cv-03357-JPH-MPB GWENDOLYN HORTH, et al. Defendants. ORDER DISCUSSING REQUESTS TO PROCEED ON APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS The plaintiff seeks leave to proceed on appeal without prepayment of the appellate fees of $505.00. “An appeal may not be taken in forma pauperis if the trial court certifies that the appeal is not taken in good faith.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3). “Good faith” within the meaning of § 1915 is judged by an objective, not a subjective, standard. See Thomas v. Zatecky, 712 F.3d 1004, 1006 (7th Cir. 2013) (stating that bad faith is a phrase that is understood to mean objective frivolousness). At this time, there is no objectively reasonable argument the plaintiff could present to argue that the disposition of this motion was erroneous. In pursuing an appeal, therefore, the plaintiff “is acting in bad faith . . . [because] to sue in bad faith means merely to sue on the basis of a frivolous claim, which is to say a claim that no reasonable person could suppose to have any merit.” Lee vy. Clinton, 209 F.3d 1025, 1026 (7th Cir. 2000). Accordingly, his appeal is not taken in good faith, and for this reason his requests for leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis, dkt. [153], dkt. [159], and dkt. [161], are DENIED. SO ORDERED. Date:7/20/2020 5) anu Patnuck \+ 0 James Patrick Hanlon United States District Judge Southern District of Indiana Distribution: ALAN KREILEIN 871626 PENDLETON - CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITY CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIAL FACILITY Inmate Mail/Parcels 5124 West Reformatory Road PENDLETON, IN 46064 All Electronically Registered Counsel