In forma pauperis

In forma pauperis

"In forma pauperis" (IFP) is a legal term derived from the Latin phrase "in the character or manner of a pauper".Black's Law Dictionary, p. 701 (5th ed. 1979).] In the United States, the IFP designation is given by both state and federal courts to someone who is without the funds to pursue the normal costs of a lawsuit or a criminal defense. The status is usually granted by a judge without a hearing, and entitles the person to a waiver of normal costs, and sometimes in criminal cases the appointment of counsel. While court imposed costs such as filing fees are waived, the litigant is still responsible for others' costs incurred in bringing the action such as deposition and witness fees.

Approximately two-thirds of writ of certiorari petitions to the Supreme Court are filed "in forma pauperis".Lawrence S. Wrightsman, "The Psychology of the Supreme Court", ISBN 019530604X (Oxford University Press US, 2006), at [http://books.google.com/books?id=c7NjaSd5N14C&pg=PA60&lpg=PA60&dq=two+thirds+certiorari+pauperis&source=web&ots=K4F_D13eyn&sig=hgneoJJVzV1b9WCC4DZ4m5fpFwY&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=7&ct=result 60] ] [Otis H. Stephens and John M. Scheb, "American Constitutional Law", ISBN 053454570X (Thomson Wadsworth, 2002)] Most of those petitioners are prisoners.

IFP status is usually granted in connection to pro se petitioners, but the two concepts are separate and distinct.

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