Evans v. City of Atlanta
Court of Appeals of Georgia
1Opinion of the Court
McMurray, Presiding Judge.
Appellant, who is serving a 15-year sentence for aggravated assault, terroristic threat and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, 1 mailed from the Central Correctional Institution in Macon, Georgia an “Inmate Form for Civil Action,” a pauper’s affidavit and other papers to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County. The pleadings were presented to a superior court judge for review prior to filing and the court held that “the pleadings show on their face such a complete absence of any justiciable issue of law or fact that it cannot be reasonably…
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