Legal Opinion
Adepegba v. Hammons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 31, 1996No. 95-31249PublishedCited by 295 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
Valentino Adepegba, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his in forma pauperis civil rights action as frivolous. His appeal raises several issues of first impression in this circuit regarding new in forma pauperis provisions of the Prison Litigation Reform Act.
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Adepegba is a Nigerian citizen who entered the United States legally in 1982. While in the United States, Adepegba has been convicted of crimes including cocaine possession, illegal possession of firearms, and mail fraud. Proceeding pro se and informa pauperis (“i.f.p.”), Adepegba…
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3Cited by295 opinions
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