Legal Opinion
Rudy Stanko v. Warden Patton
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2007No. 06-2035PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
Rudy Stanko, a pretrial detainee incarcerated at the Douglas County Correctional Center (DCCC) in Nebraska, brought this civil-rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (2000) against certain DCCC officials (the defendants). Pursuant to the screening provision of the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA), 28 U.S.C. § 1915A (2000), 1 the District Court dismissed Stanko’s complaint as frivolous pri- or to service of process on the defendants. Stanko appeals the dismissal, and we reverse.
In determining whether the District Court properly dismissed Stanko’s complaint as frivolous under § 1915A, we review…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frank Africa v. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Leroy S. Zimmerman (Attorney General) Bureau of Corrections Ronald Marks (Commissioner of b.o.c.)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Robert Foulk v. Ronald Charrier, Lieutenant Charrier Individually and in His Official Capacity, United States of America, Intervenor Below-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001
- Dale J. Burke v. North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Medcenter OneCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2002
- Kelvin Ray Love v. M.D. Reed, G. David Guntharp, and Bruce CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2000
- United States of America v. Darrell Theodore Kind, Also Known as Troy SwanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Elizabeth Duffy v. Shahabuddeen A. Ally, et al.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 2026
- Gregory Rose v. Mike GalbsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2020
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