Khaled Shabani v. City of Madison

Summary

The Seventh Circuit dismissed Shabani's appeal as frivolous and sanctioned him for abusing the privilege to proceed in forma pauperis. The court held it lacked jurisdiction to review the district court's denial of his motion to reopen because Shabani failed to file a separate notice of appeal from that order. Key topics include claim preclusion for false arrest, inadequate appellate briefing under Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(8)(A), and revocation of in forma pauperis status for persistent frivolous litigation.

Holdings

1. The court lacks jurisdiction to review the denial of the motion to reopen because Shabani filed the motion after his notice of appeal and did not file a separate notice of appeal from that order.
2. Shabani's appeal is frivolous because his brief fails to develop any argument with citations to authority, as required by Fed. R. App. P. 28(a)(8)(A).
3. Shabani's persistent filing of frivolous lawsuits constitutes abuse of the in forma pauperis privilege, and his IFP status is revoked for all future civil suits in the circuit.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court erred in denying Shabani's motion to reopen the case to submit evidence
2. Whether Shabani's appeal presents any basis for disturbing the summary judgment decision

Disposition

dismissed