Legal Opinion
Wooten v. District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 18, 1997No. 97-7103PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDOLPH, Circuit Judge:
Bruce Wooten, a frequent filer, is a prisoner appearing pro se. A district court order barred him from filing another civil action unless he sought the district court’s leave, and unless he certified “that any such complaint raises new matters never before decided on the merits by any federal court.” Wooten tried to file a new complaint without complying with the order. The district court denied him leave. After Wooten filed a notice of appeal from the denial, the district court certified that his appeal was not taken in good faith. See Fed. R.App. P. 24(a). The Clerk…
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3Cited by25 opinions
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