Legal Opinion
David Culp v. William Martin, U.S. Marshal
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1973No. 72-3784PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Per curiam
David Culp, Weldon Fossey and Burton Turner apply for leave to appeal in forma pauperis 1 from the district court’s refusal to permit them to file a complaint in forma pauperis under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We grant their motion and remand the case for further consideration. 2
The applicants are three federal prisoners presently incarcerated at the United States Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia. On September 14, 1972 they were transferred from that institution to the Dougherty County Jail in Georgia, apparently to testify at a trial, and were returned to the Atlanta penitentiary on about September…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States of America Ex Rel. Burwell L. Jones v. Alfred T. Rundle, SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Peter Simmons, Jr. v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
3Cited by9 opinions
- Weaver v. WilcoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Albert H. Carter v. W. J. Estelle, Jr., Director Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Diamond v. ThompsonDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1973
- Weaver v. WilcoxCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Glenn Diamond, Cleophus Moore, and Alvin Clayborne v. Glen Thompson, Ex-WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
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