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IFP Status Not Available for Trivial Suits

Loaded on June 15, 1996 published in Prison Legal News June, 1996, page 20
Filed under: Civil Procedure, Frivolous Litigation, Filing Fees, Federal Tort Claims Act. Location: Pennsylvania.
The court of appeals for the third circuit has expanded the ability of district courts to dismiss suits filed in forma pauperis by indigents. This case epitomizes the maxim that bad cases make bad case law. Melvin Deutsch is a federal prisoner who filed suit under the Federal Tort Claims ...

 

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