Legal Opinion
Rial v. McGinnis
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided January 16, 1991No. 91 C 16PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SHADUR, District Judge.
Larry Rial (“Rial”) seeks leave to file his pro se Complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Section 1983”) without payment of the filing fee. For the reasons stated in this memorandum opinion and order, such leave is denied and this action is dismissed.
Every pro se litigant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis has two potential barriers to cross before his or her formal entry into the federal courthouse:
1. an appropriate showing of poverty and
2. the presentation of a claim that is non-“frivolous” in the legal sense defined by Neitzke v.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gene Vontell Graham v. G. Michael BroglinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Albert Earle Smith-Bey v. Hospital AdministratorCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by2 opinions
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