Legal Opinion
Thompson v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided May 14, 2002No. 01-7134PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAUL KELLY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Terry D. Thompson, a state inmate appearing pro se, appeals from the district court’s order dismissing his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action as frivolous pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)®. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we dismiss the appeal as frivolous.
Background
Mr. Thompson is currently serving a sentence of 2000 years and is incarcerated at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary (“OSP”). Mr. Thompson brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking monetary damages and injunctive relief for alleged Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment…
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