Legal Opinion
Watson v. Devlin
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided November 6, 1958No. Civ. A. 18550PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FREEMAN, District Judge.
This is a suit filed by Elza John Watson, an inmate of the State Prison for Southern Michigan, now serving a sentence as a result of his conviction in a Michigan circuit court of the crime of arson. This matter is now before the-court for determination of the petitioner’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, made under Section 1915, 28-U.S.C.
That section provides, in part:
“(a) Any court of the United States may authorize the commencement * * * of any suit * * * without prepayment of fees and costs or security therefor, by a citizen who makes affidavit that he…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Snowden v. HughesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Morgan v. SylvesterDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1954
- State of Utah v. Melvin Leroy Sullivan and Verne Alfred BraaschCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1956
- Mattheis v. HoytDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1955
- Turbessi v. Oliver Iron Mining Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bennett v. GravelleDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1971
- Johnson Ex Rel. Johnson v. HackettDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Pugliano v. StaziakDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1964
- U. S. Ex Rel. Brzozowski v. RandallDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1968
- Gaito v. StraussDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1966
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