The following excerpt is from Gargano v. United States, 137 F.2d 944 (9th Cir. 1943):
Leave to proceed on appeal in forma pauperis having been granted by the court below, to which application was properly first made (Smith v. Johnston, 9 cir., 109 F.2d 152), no other action in furtherance of that right is necessary by that court or this. The motion to proceed herein in forma pauperis is accordingly dismissed.
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