In forma pauperis

Appeal (Formâ Pauperis) Act 1893
Appeal (Formâ Pauperis) Act 1893
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to amend the Appellate Jurisdiction Act, 1876, so far as regards Appeals in Formâ Pauperis.
Citation	56 & 57 Vict. c. 22
Dates
Royal assent	29 June 1893
Other legislation
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973
Status: Repealed

Suing in Forma Pauperis Act 1495
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of England
Long title	An Acte to admytt such persons as are poore to sue in formâ pauperis.
Citation	11 Hen. 7. c. 12
Dates
Royal assent	22 December 1495
Other legislation
Amended by	Statute Law Revision and Civil Procedure Act 1883
Repealed by	Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1973
Status: Repealed

In forma pauperis (/ɪn ˈfɔːrmə ˈpɔːpərɪs/; IFP or i.f.p.) is a Latin legal term meaning "in the character or manner of a pauper".^[1] It refers to the ability of an indigent person to proceed in court without payment of the usual fees associated with a lawsuit or appeal.^[1]

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The statute 11 Hen. 7. c. 12 allowed any poor person having cause of action to bring a writ without paying the usual fees, without paying the fees thereon.

Appeals to the House of Lords in formâ pauperis were regulated by the Appeal (Formâ Pauperis) Act 1893, which gave the House of Lords power to refuse a petition for leave to sue.

IFP was abolished in the United Kingdom in favor of a legal aid approach as part of the Legal Aid and Advice Act 1949.^[2]^[3]

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.^[1] The status is usually granted by a judge without a hearing, and it 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 other costs incurred in bringing the action such as deposition^{[citation needed]} and witness fees. However, in federal court, a pauper can obtain free service of process through the United States Marshal's Service.^[4]

Approximately two-thirds of writ of certiorari petitions to the Supreme Court are filed in forma pauperis.^[5]^[6] Most of those petitioners are prisoners.^[5] Statistically, petitions that appear on the Supreme Court's in forma pauperis docket are substantially less likely to be granted review than others on the docket.^[7]

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), is a landmark case in United States Supreme Court history where in forma pauperis was invoked.^[8] In forma pauperis is usually granted in connection to pro se petitioners, but the two concepts are separate and distinct.

Pauper's oath

[1]
Black, Henry Campbell; Nolan, Joseph R.; Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. (1990). Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.). West Publishing. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-314-76271-9.
[2]
"The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform legal aid".
[3]
L. C. B. G. (1950). "Legal Aid and Advice Act, 1949". The Modern Law Review. 13 (1): 81–87. JSTOR 1090151.
[4]
Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 4(c)(3)
[5]
Wrightsman, Lawrence S. (2006). The Psychology of the Supreme Court. US: Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-530604-0.
[6]
Stephens, Otis H.; Scheb, John M. (2002). American Constitutional Law. Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN 978-0-534-54570-3.
[7]
Thompson, David C.; Wachtell, Melanie F. (2009). "An Empirical Analysis of Supreme Court Certiorari Petition Procedures". George Mason University Law Review. 16 (2): 237, 241. SSRN 1377522.
[8]
Lewis, Anthony (1964). Gideon's Trumpet. U.S.: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-72312-7.

Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "In Formâ Pauperis" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 14 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 556.

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[Blacks-1] [1]
Black, Henry Campbell; Nolan, Joseph R.; Nolan-Haley, Jacqueline M. (1990). Black's Law Dictionary (6th ed.). West Publishing. p. 779. ISBN 978-0-314-76271-9.

[2] [2]
"The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform legal aid".

[3] [3]
L. C. B. G. (1950). "Legal Aid and Advice Act, 1949". The Modern Law Review. 13 (1): 81–87. JSTOR 1090151.

[4] [4]
Fed. R. Civ. P. Rule 4(c)(3)

[Wrightsman-5] [5]
Wrightsman, Lawrence S. (2006). The Psychology of the Supreme Court. US: Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 978-0-19-530604-0.

[6] [6]
Stephens, Otis H.; Scheb, John M. (2002). American Constitutional Law. Thomson Wadsworth. ISBN 978-0-534-54570-3.

[7] [7]
Thompson, David C.; Wachtell, Melanie F. (2009). "An Empirical Analysis of Supreme Court Certiorari Petition Procedures". George Mason University Law Review. 16 (2): 237, 241. SSRN 1377522.

[8] [8]
Lewis, Anthony (1964). Gideon's Trumpet. U.S.: Random House. ISBN 978-0-679-72312-7.

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