Hawkins v. Rice

Judge Arnold Shulman.

Freddie Hawkins submitted to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Ware County an affidavit of indigency and a pro se complaint naming five defendants. Pursuant to OCGA § 9-15-2 (d) the clerk presented the pleading to the superior court judge who entered an order on August 5, 1991, refusing to allow the complaint to be filed against any of the defendants. This appeal followed.

When a civil action is instituted by an indigent party who is not represented by an attorney the trial judge is required to “review the pleading and, if the judge determines that the pleading shows on…