Legal Opinion
Jae v. Good
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 2008No. 1750 C.D. 2007PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
John Richard Jae (Jae) appeals pro se the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County (trial court) dismissing the civil rights complaint he filed to challenge the conditions at the prison where he was incarcerated. The trial court dismissed Jae’s complaint under authority of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 1 which permits a court to deny a prisoner in forma pauperis status and to dismiss a complaint challenging prison conditions where the prisoner has had three prior prison condition complaints dismissed as frivolous or malicious. Discerning no error in the…
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- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Lewis v. CaseySupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Collins v. YoungbloodSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Harris v. McRaeSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. KrasSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by35 opinions
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