Legal Opinion
Ammons v. Gerlinger
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 27, 2008No. 07-2920, 08-1448PublishedCited by 813 opinions
1Per curiam
Vincent Ammons, a felon serving time in Wisconsin, sued several of his prison’s staff members under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He proposed to litigate without prepaying fees or costs, but the district court denied that request because he has at least three frivolous suits or appeals to his credit. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). He then paid the filing fee. The district court entered summary judgment for the defendants, and Ammons filed a notice of appeal but did not pay the required appellate fees.
For unexplained reasons, the district court deemed the notice of appeal to include a request for leave to proceed…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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