Legal Opinion
Judson Warren White v. C.M. White, Warden A v. Dodrill, Commissioner of Corrections
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1989No. 88-7141PublishedCited by 361 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
In this case we must determine if the district court abused its discretion in dismissing without prejudice plaintiff’s pro se complaint as frivolous within the meaning of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(d). We find that such dismissal was proper and affirm.
I
Plaintiff Judson Warren White is an inmate at the Huttonsville Correctional Center. On March 25, 1988, plaintiff tried to mail legal correspondence to his attorney. Under prison directives, plaintiff was classified as a non-indigent inmate since he had had $5.00 or more in his prison account on the fifteenth of the month. As a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Lester Slotnick v. Harold StaviskeyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by361 opinions
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