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PLRA Indigency Provision Inapplicable When Filing Fee Paid

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals held the in forma pauperis
(IFP) provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) cannot be used
to dismiss a case when the plaintiff pays the filing fee. Thomas R.
Farese, a federal prisoner, filed two lawsuits: a civil rights case and a
Racketeer ...

 

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