Joseph Carroll v. Paul A. Gross, Sr., Bette Ellen Quial, Patricia A. Seitz
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
Appellant Joseph Carroll filed this complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that various members of the Florida State Bar violated his due process rights. Adopting the magistrate judge’s recommendation, the district court dismissed Carroll’s complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We affirm.
Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d), district courts have discretion to dismiss frivolous in forma pauperis complaints. Denton v. Hernandez, — U.S. -, -, 112 S.Ct. 1728, 1734, 118 L.Ed.2d 340 (1992); Harris v. Menendez, 817 F.2d 737, 741 (11th Cir.1987). At any stage of the proceedings, a case is frivolous for…
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