Legal Opinion

Dinkins v. Moon

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided March 17, 2023No. 3:22-cv-00073Unknown

1Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA MELVIN DINKINS, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 3:22-CV-73-CCE ) NORMAN K. MOON, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND SHOW CAUSE ORDER Catherine C. Eagles, District Judge. This matter is before the Court on motion of the plaintiff, Melvin Dinkins, to proceed in forma pauperis, which, if granted, would authorize him to file a complaint without payment of the filing fee. Because his complaint is frivolous and malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, and, as to three of the defendants, is…

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