Legal Opinion

Terry L. Battle v. Central State Hospital

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 12, 1990No. 88-8851PublishedCited by 125 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

Terry Le Battle appeals the district court’s dismissal of his pro se in forma pauperis (“IFP”) action. Battle is incarcerated in the custody of the Georgia State Prison. He filed the instant action under 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 against Central State Hospital and six doctors alleging that the defendants (1) committed medical malpractice, (2) “excessively prescribed] medicine that was not needed or necessary,” (3) committed “a false axiom without proof or any evidence,” and (4) had a “lack of Black behavior and communication experience.” Complaint at 3.

The district court conducted a frivolity…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  3. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. West v. AtkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  5. Adkins v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948

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3Cited by125 opinions

  1. Bilal v. DriverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. Weeks v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
  3. Tyler v. City of OmahaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1991
  4. Bilal v. DriverCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  5. Adams v. TollickDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2025

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