Legal Opinion
United States ex rel. Kelly v. Bibb
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 3, 1958No. 12181PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PLATT, District Judge.
Appellant, Barney Alvin Kelly, an inmate of the psychiatric division of the Illinois State Penitentiary at Menard, Illinois, was granted leave in forma pau-peris to file his complaint in the district court. The complaint was dismissed by the district court sua sponte. From such dismissal appellant has been permitted tc¡ appeal in forma pauperis. He now contends that the order dismissing the complaint was not a final decision within the meaning of 28 U.S.C.A. § 1291, and that this court lacks jurisdiction to hear an appeal therefrom; or in the alternative that the…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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